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...
A Nation Must Think Before it Acts
Filling the Geopolitical Void in Central Asia
A nation must think before it acts.
Categories for Analysis
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...
The Chinese Communist Party’s 20th Party Congress: What Happened…and Didn’t
Bottom Line Xi Jinping is aware of major problems that will hinder China’s ability to reach wealthy nation status...
Biden’s National Security Strategy: America’s Search for Order in the Middle East
President Joe Biden’s National Security Strategy (NSS) addresses two trends in America’s Middle East policy that have been apparent...