Conversations October 8, 2024 In Conversation with Aylin Matlé \| Germany, NATO, and the Burden-sharing Debate By: Walter Landgraf, Aylin Matlé The following conversation was recorded in September 2024 and has been edited for clarity. You can listen to the conversation here. Rick Landgraf: This is the Ties That Bind, a special podcast series on NATO brought to you... Read more	Analysis October 7, 2024 Japan: America’s Indispensable Ally in the 21st Century By: Mohammed Soliman In the 20th century, the United States and Great Britain formed a special relationship that defined the century, ensuring American primacy and British survival as the world transitioned from Pax Britannica to Pax Americana. Across the Atlantic, once a... Read more	Podcasts October 4, 2024 Kyiv Dispatch Redux Kyiv-based journalist Fabrice Deprez returns to the brief for another update on the mood in Ukraine, including a report on his recent trip to the front line city of Pokrovsk. For more reporting from Ukraine, be sure to check... Read more
Orbis October 4, 2024 Orbis Fall 2024: America’s Future on the Global Stage By: Janine Davidson Guest Editor’s Corner While we in the West, and in the United States in particular, view the global order as something that has promoted reconstruction, global prosperity, and stability for over 75 years, it seems clear that China and... Read more	Intern Corner October 3, 2024 Russia’s Information War in Moldova By: Maya Orenstein Introduction Historically, Russia has done everything it can to keep countries that were formerly part of the Soviet Union in its so-called “sphere of influence” as far from the West’s orbit as possible. However, in recent years, some of... Read more	Analysis October 2, 2024 Energy: Still the Geopolitical Coin of Our Time By: Nikolas K. Gvosdev “Energy is the new currency,” Derek Pew recently commented to me. The ability to generate large amounts of inexpensive energy is, of course, extremely critical for all sorts of digital industries, from mining bitcoin to running data centers. In... Read more
Conversations October 1, 2024 In Conversation with Amb. Doug Lute and Col. Jordan Becker \| The NATO Burden-sharing Debate By: Walter Landgraf, Jordan Becker, Douglas E. Lute The following conversation was recorded in September 2024 and has been edited for clarity. You can listen to the conversation here. The views expressed on this podcast are those of the participants alone and do not represent those of... Read more	Analysis September 30, 2024 On Influence Operations: Brainpower as a Weapon of Choice By: G.L. Lamborn Of Sweet Potatoes and Newsreels During the American Revolution, a British officer was sent from Charleston under flag of truce to negotiate a prisoner exchange with “Swamp Fox” Francis Marion. The officer was blindfolded but treated courteously as he... Read more	Podcasts September 25, 2024 The Price of Peace: Burden-sharing in NATO This episode is part of a new limited series: The Ties That Bind: NATO at 75 and Beyond Episode 3: The Price for Peace There has been much debate over defense spending, investment, and who is sharing the... Read more