China’s “One Belt, One Road” to Where?
During visits to Central and Southeast Asia in 2013, Chinese President Xi Jinping unveiled Beijing’s aspiration to create what...
A nation must think before it acts.
Year: 2015
Latvia Is Changing the Wheel on Its Bike—Not Buying a New One
On December 7, Laimdota Straujuma, the Prime Minister of Latvia, resigned. Although her resignation came into effect immediately, she will...
The West Needs to Stop Obsessing About Putin
Whether the Western media views Russian President Vladimir Putin as losing or winning, as strong or weak, as having...
The Local Proxy Problem
On Thursday, former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton outlined a bold plan to expand the war against ISIS during...
Why Assad Must Go
The recent attacks in Paris have underscored the need to defeat the Islamic State and reignited debates over how...
Who Conducted the Paris Attacks & Stormed the Bataclan Theater? ISIS? Al Qaeda?
*Posted on 13 November 2015, 1900 hours EST* Information regarding the Paris Attacks on Friday night November 13th remain limited...
2015 Parliamentary Elections in Azerbaijan: still no prospects for democratization
On November 1st, Azerbaijan held its fifth parliamentary elections since independence. In the days that followed, those browsing the...
Boosting Indonesia’s Naval and Air Defenses in the South China Sea
Until September, Indonesia seemed sure to increase its defense budget in the coming year. Rising concern over Chinese actions...
U.S. Troops in Syria: A Quick Assessment Of The U.S. Strategy To Combat The Islamic State – One Year On
Last week, the White House announced the deployment of a few dozen Special Forces soldiers to Syria. After more...
How Can America Respond to a Double Standard in War?
When the Medicins Sans Frontieres (MSF) hospital in Kunduz, Afghanistan, came under fire by an AC-130 gunship at the beginning...