Why Putin’s Nuclear Gambit Is A Huge Mistake
The only thing more terrifying than Russian nuclear use is letting fear drive Western strategy. Read More Here
The New Nuclear Era
For many years, scholars and officials have believed that the nuclear problem was a relic of the Cold War. To the contrary, the world is moving closer to a new era that could be defined even more sharply by nuclear weapons, as Vladimir Putin’s threats against Ukraine demonstrate. Read More Here
The Naked Ayotollah
The role of Iran’s Supreme Leader, based on a claim to embody the same infallible, divine authority as the Prophet Muhammad, contradicts centuries of Islamic doctrine. It is a wholly made-up office, and its legitimacy has never been more in doubt. Read More Here
Can Vietnam Weather The Coming Era Of Great Power Competition?
The country’s hedging strategy has proved quite successful in recent decades but is under pressure from the growing strategic tensions in the region. Read More Here
The Prime Minister Who Did Everything Wrong
Liz Truss got what she wished for. Read More Here
As Russia Reels, Eurasia Roils
In trying and failing to reclaim Russian imperial influence over Ukraine, Moscow is actively accelerating the decline of its influence throughout Eurasia. Read More Here
ASEAN Bracing For US-China Rivalry To Explode
Strategic region on edge as China points to ‘stormy seas’ ahead and US fires more punitive economic measures at Beijing. Read More Here
Why The US Kept Making Enemies Who Wanted To Be Friends: Castro, Ho Chi Minh And Putin
Through myopia, paranoia and arrogance, America has consistently created its own enemies and harmed other peoples in the interest of empire. Yet again, China is becoming an enemy, a role it doesn’t want but can’t refuse. Read More Here
The Global Leadership India Needs
For decades, Indian governments have focused on domestic issues like economic growth. But with China encroaching on its territory, Pakistan allying with the Chinese, and its eastern neighbors struggling with economic and political crises, India must take a leading role in ensuring regional stability. Read More Here
What Nixon’s Endgame Reveals About Putin’s
Like chess, war has three phases: an opening, a middle, and an endgame. In the first, the parties engage one another and deploy their forces. In the second, they fight it out. And in the third, they settle the details of the outcome. Read More Here
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