What NATO Means to the World
After 75 years, the alliance remains indispensable. Read More Here
Category: Diplomacy
World Order is in a Downward Spiral
The United States needs a grand strategy to deal with three interconnected threats to global stability. Read More Here
“Bending” the Architecture: Reimagining the G7
There is a the global need to elevate the Group of Seven (G7), a bloc of industrialized democracies—the United States, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the United Kingdom, and the European Union—to foster a more stable and predictable world order. Read More Here
Sizing up the China-Russia ‘New Axis’
Would a China-Russia axis defeat US and its allies in a major conventional war? Here’s what the math says. Read More Here
Is the U.S.-India Partnership on Shaky Ground?
As Biden declines an invitation to New Delhi, Modi’s government has judged that a U.S.-foiled assassination plot won’t have serious consequences. Read More Here
U.S. Engagement With China in 3 Charts
From Kissinger to Kerry, Washington’s top diplomat once visited Beijing regularly. Not anymore. Read More Here
The Legacy of Henry Kissinger
The passing of America’s preeminent foreign-policy thinker and practitioner marks the end of an era. Throughout his long and extraordinarily influential career, Henry Kissinger built a legacy that Americans would be wise to heed in this new era of great-power politics and global disarray. Read More Here Also Read: The World According to Kissinger Henry […]
Henry Kissinger, Colossus on the World Stage
The late statesman was a master of realpolitik—whom some regarded as a war criminal. Read More Here
Polywar and Polyamorous Geopolitics
US President Joe Biden’s largely successful response to Russia’s war against Ukraine reflects his vision of the world as a bloc of democracies facing off against revisionist autocracies. But there is growing evidence that this is a minority view, even among some of America’s closest allies. Read More Here
Don’t be fooled by Biden and Xi talks
China and the US are enduring rivals, not engaged partners, and that won’t change any time soon. Read More Here Also Read: Summing Up the Biden-Xi Summit
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