Al Qaeda versus ISIS: In the campaign for jihad’s top slot, Yemen is a swing state.
The Islamic State in Iraq and Syria’s (ISIS) rise began in the summer of 2013 but became fully evident...
A nation must think before it acts.
Year: 2014
Belarus Proposes Donbas “Peacekeeping Force”
Live in peace—prepare for war. -Russian proverb. Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko on Friday proposed sending troops to serve as...
Russia Warns Ukraine: Transdniestria Border Developments “Extremely Disturbing”
It is worth taking note of an article in today’s ITAR-TASS in which Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Rogozin warned...
Hungary’s “New Truth”
In the September 2014 E-Note “Hungary: Going in the Wrong Direction?” I referenced Jobbik’s sponsorship of an October 2014...
“Why Don’t We Go After Assad in Syria First?” – Thoughts on Countering ISIS Part 4
(Editor’s Note: This blog post is derived from Clint Watts’ Ginsburg Lecture delivered at the National Liberty Museum on September 16, 2014.)...
Contested Border: China, India, and the Asian Century
Chinese President Xi Jinping’s three-day visit to India last week was supposed to have breathed new life into ties...
Seven Flaws In the U.S. Strategy to Counter ISIS
(Editor’s Note: This blog post is derived from Clint Watts’ Ginsburg Lecture delivered at the National Liberty Museum on September 16,...
Turkey’s Shifting Strategic Culture: Part I
(Read Part 2, Part 3, and Part 4.) When Recep Tayyip Erdoğan was recently sworn in as the President of the...
China and the Islamic State
The Islamic State in Iraq and Syria might seem far removed from China. But the spread of its sort...
The Paradox of History
“When one’s conclusions can be no more extensive than one’s premises, one is bound to be at a standstill. ...