The Russian plan for Ukraine is grimly apparent from that earlier template. In a years-long conflict, which began more than two decades ago, Putin destroyed a sovereign state and subjugated its people, creating in its place a land of ruin, chaos, and fear. Read More Here
In Central Asia, the two seemed to have developed an understanding and an informal “division of labor.” Each side focused on providing what they were better positioned to do: security from Russia and investments from China. Read More Here
Leading regional powers operate outside the traditional Middle East in much the same way as they operate inside it, and many of the rivalries most important to the region now play out beyond those assumed borders. Read More Here
As China’s armed forces grow in strength, sophistication and confidence, U.S.-led military deterrence in the Indo-Pacific is losing its bite. Read More Here
A new grand strategy is desperately needed to meet not only the military threat posed by Russia, but the more comprehensive threat from China. Read More Here
Within the Indo-Pacific theater, the Bay of Bengal — situated at the intersection between South and Southeast Asia — is a divider, a connector, and one of the prime battlegrounds. Read More Here
If China goes ahead with an invasion of Taiwan, regardless of whether China officially considers it an invasion, it could have a substantial impact on global trade. Read More Here
The war in Ukraine may be obscuring China’s border conflict with India, but as U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin reminded the annual Shangri-La Dialogue in Singapore recently the situation at the Himalayan border continues to be difficult. Read More Here
The West has a legitimacy problem in Africa, which China largely doesn’t have, mainly due to historical reasons. Read More Here
Indian Foreign Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar recently won plaudits, particularly in Muslim countries, for his confident assertion of the country’s strategic autonomy concerning the Ukraine war. But then the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party unleashed more Hindu-chauvinist rhetoric, severely damaging India’s standing in the Islamic world. Read More Here
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