China, Afghanistan, and the Allure of ‘Green Mineral Development’
There is a growing consensus that the “green transition” or “clean energy transition” to low-carbon technologies will require a...
A Nation Must Think Before it Acts
China, Afghanistan, and the Allure of ‘Green Mineral Development’
A nation must think before it acts.
Categories for Analysis
Following Prigozhin’s Aborted Mutiny, What Will Happen to the Wagner Group?
The future of the Wagner Group is in doubt. Less than a week after Wagner leader Yevgeny Prigozhin launched...
Noncombatant Evacuation Operations Are Always Messy Affairs
Things became chaotic as officials of the American embassy in Sudan prepared for the evacuation of its embassy staff...
New Canal Threatens the Peace Between the Taliban and Central Asia
When the Taliban entered Kabul in mid-August 2021, the Central Asian governments, with the exception of the Tajik government,...
Geography, Bureaucracy, and National Security: The Legacies of the Cold War and Post-Cold War Periods
Editor’s Note: This first article in a series considers whether or not the legacy national security system of the...
In the Darkness: Lukashenka Digs In
Since Belarus’ authoritarian President Aliaksandr Lukashenka suppressed the protests that followed his certain rigging of elections in August 2020,...
The Long Game: Saudi Arabia and Professional Golf
When the Saudi-backed LIV Golf Tour commenced in 2022, most observers dismissed the spectacle as sportswashing. Sportswashing refers to...
The Constant Fight: Intelligence Activities, Irregular Warfare, and Political Warfare
Editor’s Note: This is the inaugural article for Foreign Policy Research Institute’s new Center for Intelligence and Nontraditional Warfare....
US-Philippines Enhanced Defense Cooperation Agreement Revived
An American fighter jet or warship operating near Taiwan or in the South China Sea might soon be able...
When Diplomats Are Undiplomatic
US ambassador to South Africa, Reuben Brigety, ignited something of a grass fire when he accused the South African...