The traditional correlation between Middle East conflict risk and accelerating oil prices is now broken. Oil markets are well-supplied by non-OPEC production, and weak demand in Asia and a longer-term…
Under President Jair Bolsonaro, deforestation of Brazil’s Amazon rainforest surged as the government cut the budgets of environmental protection bodies and submitted them to military control. In 2023, newly elected…
Despite claims that Xi Jinping’s leadership has adopted a more aggressive foreign policy driven by nationalism, the effect of national identity on Chinese foreign policy has been consistent in the…
Many assessments of the reasons for Russia’s invasion of Ukraine have emphasized Vladimir Putin’s individual characteristics, such as his early career as a KGB officer, imperial ambitions towards Ukraine, or…
Southeast Asian nations such as Malaysia, the Philippines, and Vietnam, but also ASEAN, are hedging toward both China and the United States. However, China’s assertiveness in the South China Sea…
Moving forward, the NATO-Russia relationship will be characterized by deterrence in both the nuclear and conventional domains. NATO should focus on stabilizing its relationship with Russia by enhancing the credibility…
South Korea has faced an onslaught of cyberattacks in recent years, primarily from North Korea, which has employed AI technologies for sophisticated assaults. In response to these attacks, South Korea…
The specter of transatlantic disunity has returned. The formidable success of the US and its allies in achieving unity and cohesion in the aftermath of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine…
India’s undermining of democratic principles through its extrajudicial policy of targeting pro-Khalistan leaders abroad carries negative implications for India-US relations. If India persists with such a policy, maintaining a strategic…
The fight against fentanyl trafficking requires a complex suite of policies and strategies. A direct military response to an admittedly serious challenge to U.S. national security is not the best…
