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July 20, 2022
 The Regional Dimension to U.S. National SecurityThe United States defines its national security interests in global terms. With every iteration of the National Security Strategy and the National Defense Strategy, every region of the world is acknowledged as having importance to American interests. Yet the... Read more |
July 11, 2022
 Editor’s Corner Summer 2022During the May 2022 forum that the Project for the Study of the 21st Century convened on “The Future of Conflict,” Nigel Inkster, the former Director for Operations and Intelligence of the UK Secret Intelligence Service, and Doug Ollivant,... Read more |
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July 6, 2022
 Deficit Trap?: Trade Balances and China’s Belt and Road Initiative“Senseless and baseless.” That was how a top Chinese official described claims that China’s Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), which officially launched in 2013, had caused economic hardship in developing countries. Indeed, much has been written about the potential... Read more |
July 1, 2022
 From the Migrant Crisis to Aggression in Ukraine: Belarus is Still on the Baltic AgendaAs Russia’s second invasion of Ukraine enters its fifth month, a significant date has recently passed in another country — Belarus. May 23 marked one year since Belarusian authorities hijacked a commercial Ryanair flight transporting passengers, including Belarusian opposition figure Roman... Read more |
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June 28, 2022
 Kenya’s Elections Will Come Down to the WireOn August 9, 2022, Kenyans will cast their ballots for president, members of parliament, and members of the Kenyan senate. Incumbent ruling Jubilee Party President Uhuru Kenyatta, barred by the constitution from seeking a third term, has thrown his... Read more |
June 28, 2022
 Two Less Obvious Lessons for Baltic Defense from Russia’s Invasion of UkraineRussia’s invasion of Ukraine has reaffirmed NATO’s purpose and the importance of collective defense. It has also pushed defense of the Baltic states back into the alliance’s limelight. The key lesson so far has been that more military power... Read more |
