During his election campaign in 2022, the current president of Colombia, Gustavo Petro, proposed a project called “Total Peace,” to achieve the pacification of Colombian territories and to negotiate…
North Korea’s intensified military activities must be viewed in the broader context of its domestic and foreign policy. The country’s current policies have their roots in the failed US-North Korea…
As the war in Ukraine continues, there is an emerging consensus across the national security community โ including senior defense leaders, members of Congress, defense industry professionals,…
As Washington and other Western capitals place increasing focus on the expanding footprint of the Kremlinโs Wagner Group in Africa, policymakers should understand the private military companyโs motivations and capabilities…
India is regarded as the โweakโ link in the Quadโan informal strategic group with a focus on the Indo-Pacific regionโlargely because its policy actions (reluctance to embrace traditional security issues…
Chinese strategists face an economic security problem in the Malacca Dilemma, describing the threat of a naval blockade of vital Chinese sea lines of communication in the Indian Ocean. It…
The US-Japan-ROK trilateral relationship is a pillar of Northeast Asian security. The three countries are central: individually, in their bilateral relationships and together, to maintaining peace in a potentially unstable…
The China-Solomon Islands security agreement alarms Western countries concerned about Chinaโs growing influence in Oceania. While the agreement is unlikely to result in the establishment of a Chinese military base…
In the wake of Russiaโs invasion of Ukraine, the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) accepted hard realities and made significant changes with its release of the 2022 Strategic Concept. However,…
At the Quad Leadersโ summit in Tokyo, the leaders of the United States, Japan, Australia, and India re-affirmed their commitment to โa free and open Indo-Pacificโ (FOIP) based on…