Iran and the United Nations: Breaking New Ground at the Human Rights Council, Is the Commission for the Status of Women Next?
“Women, Life, Freedom.” These are the words Iranian women have been chanting during protests for more than 80 days....
A Nation Must Think Before it Acts
Iran and the United Nations: Breaking New Ground at the Human Rights Council, Is the Commission for the Status of Women Next?
A nation must think before it acts.
Categories for Analysis
Iranian Jews in Israel, Protests, and the Palestinians
Mahsa Amini was killed on September 16, 2022, by the Islamic Republic’s morality police. She was arrested for not...
America’s Great-Power Challenge: Managing Russia’s Decline and China’s Rise
Russia is in strategic trouble. Vladimir Putin’s war of choice in Ukraine has weakened Russia’s global posture and eroded...
Putin Is Doing Xi’s Dirty Work (and the West Is Helping Him)
Ultimately, Russia and the West can and should be partners, not Russia and China. The infrastructure is in place:...
Ecological Path to Peace Is Possible in Ukraine
Current Western policy has framed Russia’s invasion of Ukraine as an assault on “world order.” While the term has...
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...
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...