Is an Arctic ‘Cold War’ coming?
Melting ice and geopolitics are making for a dangerous mix at the “top of the world.” Read More Here
Tag: United States
The Enduring Russian Impediment To U.S.-Indian Relations
The United States cannot replace India’s entire inventory of Russian-origin equipment. However, it can provide India with capabilities distinct from those that Moscow provides, based on New Delhi’s emerging and future needs. The United States should therefore become a necessary partner for India while avoiding concerns about interoperability or security. Read More Here
China’s Surveillance Balloon Is Not a Test of Will
The response to the vessel in U.S. airspace shows how the next Cold War could be as overreactive as the first. Read More Here
Will India Ditch Russia?
Despite India’s abiding ties to Russia, its strategic partnership with the United States retains a compelling logic. India knows the United States stands out as the most important partner for its own economic and technological developments. Read More Here
U.S.-China Rapprochement Will Not Come Quickly
Beijing and Washington continue to pursue policies that appear aimed more at competition and confrontation than at pursuing avenues for cooperation. Read More Here
Japan’s Shift To War Footing
Throughout the Cold War, the United States and Japan focused on the threat from the Soviet Union, but with tensions increasing around Taiwan, Tokyo has turned to its south, adopting principles that former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe pushed for before his death. Read More Here
America’s Allies: Free Riding No More?
Pressing NATO members to increase their defense budgets and their military and economic contributions to the alliance has become a ritual of sorts in Washington. But the world is changing. Read More Here
America’s Strategy Of Failure Comes To Ukraine
US mission creep in Ukraine follows in the fatal footsteps of ultimately failed war campaigns in Afghanistan and Iraq. Read More Here
The United States Needs An Ambassador In India ASAP
Washington risks both practical inefficiency and political misunderstandings by not having an ambassador in India. Read More Here
China’s Brute Force Economics: Waking Up from the Dream of a Level Playing Field
China’s tactics are not merely an assortment of cutthroat moves made by individual actors. Rather, they are features of Beijing’s long-term strategy and are backed up by the full force of the country’s party-state system, creating a challenge that Washington cannot afford to ignore. Read More Here
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