America Should Bet On Bangladesh
Bangladesh’s motivations are less about growing fondness for China, however, and more about geopolitical realities in South Asia and long-term dissatisfaction with India. Read More Here
The Sectarian Resurgence In The Post-American Middle East
The struggle for geopolitical primacy between Iran’s Shiite theocracy and the countries led by Sunni Arabs and, more recently, Sunni Turkey is stoking conflict across the region—eroding social compacts, worsening state dysfunction, and catalyzing extremist movements. Read More Here
Hun Sen, Cambodian Leader For 36 Years, Backs Son To Succeed Him
Cambodia’s longtime Prime Minister Hun Sen, one of the world’s longest-serving leaders after 36 years in power, has backed his eldest son to succeed him, paving the way for a political dynasty. Read More Here
Russia Is Right On The Middle East
A dominant public narrative has been created in the United States and much of Europe that Russia is a “revisionist” power, seeking to overthrow the existing status quo, but in the greater Middle East it is in fact the United States that has acted as a disruptor of the existing status quo. Read More Here
The Pentagon’s China Report: Reading Between The Lines
An effective policy response to China’s military buildup should consider all aspects of the situation, not just the potential numbers of nuclear weapons or ships, and employ all instruments of policy, not just the military. Read More Here
US Risks ‘Suez moment’ In A Taiwan War
China’s ultimate goal is to win any war without fighting a major battle by making any potential counter-intervention by the US on behalf of Taiwan too costly to bear. As one Chinese military insider put it, “The ultimate goal…is not to take action but [instead] to deter foreign forces’ attempts to intervene in the Taiwan issue.” […]
‘No Decisions, No Changes’: Pentagon Fails To Stick Asia Pivot
The Biden administration’s long-anticipated review of the global U.S. military footprint, most of which will remain out of public view, is being panned on Capitol Hill for failing to move ahead with a Pentagon pivot toward dealing with a resurgent China. Read More Here
The New Geopolitics of Energy
It is true that clean energy will transform geopolitics—just not necessarily in the ways many of its champions expect. The transition will reconfigure many elements of international politics that have shaped the global system… Read More Here
A More Daring Germany
Germany’s new ruling coalition has advanced a much-needed vision for the country, but realizing it will depend largely on its party leaders’ political skill. If the coalition fails, Germany will risk reverting to its old habit of doing too little too late – an outcome that would jeopardize its position in Europe and the world. […]
Not At Any Price: LBJ, Pakistan, And Bargaining In An Asymmetric Intelligence Relationship
The U.S.-Pakistani relationship in the 1950s and 60s suggests that judging the other state’s dependence and alternatives may be particularly difficult under conditions of secrecy. American and Pakistani leaders negotiated the terms allowing the United States to collect intelligence on Soviet and Chinese weapons programs from Pakistan, but with limited outside input, each side overestimated […]
