With Greenland making front page news, the world’s attention is turned to the Arctic. And yet, this region has been the focus of increasingly consequential geopolitical competition for centuries,…
The Prognosis This year marks NATO’s 70th anniversary, and there is good reason to celebrate. At first glance, the alliance may appear plagued by trepidation and tension over various escalating…
The following is the second of a two-part series. So What Now? Applying the experiences of the Cold War to the United States’ present circumstances suggests that a renewed strategy…
The following is the first of a two-part series. Today, the United States finds itself facing two near-peer competitors in Russia and China. Both are asserting their power and exhibiting…
The following is the second of a two-part series. Reinventing Extended Deterrence Many European politicians find conceptual luggage from the Cold War era both awkward and inappropriate in the evolving…
On January 2, 2019, President Xi Jinping claimed that China “makes no promise to renounce the use of force” against Taiwan. He made the statement during a speech commemorating…
The following is the first of a two-part series. Introduction Russia is anchored to Europe by so many vital ties that all other frontiers in its vast geography are of…
Much has been written about the political course pursued by the second president of post-Soviet Uzbekistan, Shavkat M. Mirziyoyev. Mirziyoyev, who succeeded I.A. Karimov in September 2016, has…
Since returning to office in 2012, Russian President Vladimir Putin has pursued a course of action that has enabled him to significantly enhance Russia’s position on the global stage. Putin’s…
Unipolarity melts, China rises, Europe stands tall, and the U.S. falls short – the rules-based international order is under siege. Civility and soft power yield to blunt words and…
