The Afghan National Resistance Front Outlines Its Strategy: Implications for US Foreign Policy
On November 15, 2022, the Foreign Policy Research Institute conducted an in-person and Zoom event titled, “The Future of...
A Nation Must Think Before it Acts
The Afghan National Resistance Front Outlines Its Strategy: Implications for US Foreign Policy
A nation must think before it acts.
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Editor’s Corner Fall 2022
With this issue, Orbis completes its 65th year of publication. Its founder, Ambassador Robert Strausz-Hupé, wanted a publication that...
Filling the Geopolitical Void in Central Asia
Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan: The Poorest Countries in Central Asia Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan are probably the most dependent on Russia...
Putin’s Philosophers: Reading Vasily Grossman in the Kremlin
What makes Putin tick? Many have attempted to answer that question. Most conclude, especially after the invasion of Ukraine,...
Bibi’s Back in Israel: Is There Going to be Trouble?
Benjamin “Bibi” Netanyahu is back. The Likud Party head has been prime minister of Israel almost continuously since March...
Biden’s National Security Strategy: Hitting the Right Notes on Africa
Editor’s Note This is the fifth article in a series on the Biden administration’s National Security Strategy. Please read...
Rising Inflation Forces Greater Attention to Food Insecurity in Africa
A Generational Challenge Food security across sub-Saharan Africa stands among this generation’s greatest challenges, a crisis that continues to...
The New Japan-Australia Security Agreement
More than Koalas The Oct. 22 meeting between Japanese Prime Minister Kishida Fumio and Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese...
Xi’s Gotta Have It: China’s 20th Party Congress Was as Expected, Only More So
Bottom Line The 20th National Congress of the Chinese Communist Party confirmed China’s turn, during the Xi Jinping era,...
Biden’s National Security Strategy: A New Era in Eurasia
Editor’s Note This is the fourth in a series on the Biden administration’s National Security Strategy. Please read our...