Why Marine Le Pen Is So Close To Power
The French mainstream has failed to counter the far right’s pessimism about the state of the country. Americans and others are making the same mistake. Read More Here
Author: lookingbeyondborders
The Return Of Statecraft
International politics had clearly entered a new era, one in which the old forms of predatory state behavior had returned, and the putative global hegemon proved unable to stop it. The colossus could not get its way. Read More Here
US, China Race To Militarize The Metaverse
In yet another realm of US-China rivalry, both superpowers are treating the emerging metaverse as a contested military domain. The metaverse is a digital, parallel world created thanks to developments in the internet, virtual reality, networking technologies and augmented reality. Read More Here
America’s Interest In Ukraine Is Not What You Think
The United States’ primary security interest in Ukraine is a stable relationship with Russia, but you would not know it based on U.S. foreign policy. As John Mearsheimer has argued, the United States has pursued a revisionist policy “to make Ukraine a Western bulwark on Russia’s border.” Read More Here
How Beijing Sees Biden
For decades, Chinese leaders thought they knew the man who would become America’s 46th president. But he was changing all along. Read More Here
It’s Time For America And India To Talk Trade
Enhanced bilateral trade is important for growing both economies and providing long-term ballast to U.S.-India partnership. To promote their commercial and strategic objectives, the two countries must also play a central role in developing the economic framework for a free and open Indo-Pacific. Read More Here
Why Modi Won’t Leave Putin’s Side
From a strategic standpoint today, decision-makers in New Delhi believe that they can ill afford to alienate Russia because they count on Moscow to veto any adverse United Nations Security Council resolution on the fraught question of the disputed region of Kashmir. Read More Here
The Dangers Of China’s Decline
Any country that rises as impressively as China is bound to make fools of some prophets of decline along the way. In recent decades, Beijing has repeatedly confounded those who predicted it was about to hit the wall. Read More Here
Sri Lanka’s Oppressive Stability Starts To Crumble
Facing Sri Lanka’s worst economic crisis, the Rajapaksa family’s appeals to national security and Sinhala Buddhist nationalism may no longer be enough to keep them in power. Read More Here
The End Of An Economic Illusion
Coming after a year of high inflation, Russia’s war in Ukraine is forcing a reckoning for policymakers and commentators everywhere. New macroeconomic realities show that the days of mindless demand stimulus, guaranteed bailouts, and activist climate policies must now be put behind us. Read More Here
