Gorbachev: Russia’s Tragic Hero
Mikhail Gorbachev—the last leader of the Soviet Union, architect of perestroika and glasnost, and Nobel Peace Prize winner—passed away...
A Nation Must Think Before it Acts
Gorbachev: Russia’s Tragic Hero
A nation must think before it acts.
Categories for Analysis
Europe’s Wait for Turkmen Natural Gas Continues
In response to the Kremlin’s war on Ukraine, the European Union is moving to wean itself off Russian natural...
Understanding Russia’s Efforts at Technological Sovereignty
Russia’s leadership has invented many stories about its invasion of Ukraine. To justify its invasion, Moscow argued that Ukraine...
Conflict in Eastern Congo: A Spark Away from a Regional Conflagration
The ongoing conflict in the eastern part of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has cost approximately six million...
Five Trends Driving the Future of Terrorism
In mid-May 2022, eighteen-year-old Payton Gendron approached a grocery store in a predominantly African-American neighborhood in Buffalo, NY. He...
The Biden Administration’s New Africa Policy
Imagine you’ve just been confirmed to be the US ambassador to a small country in Africa. However, before departing...
Political Training Under the Belt and Road Initiative: A Look at the Chinese Communist Party’s First Party School in Africa
In June this year, Xi Jinping replied to a letter from attendees of a political training workshop at a...
America Should Walk the Walk in the Taiwan Strait
As soon as House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s plane took off from Taipei on August 3, the Chinese military initiated...
Restraining Russian Ransomware
Last May, Americans up and down the East Coast waited in long lines for gas. The panic wasn’t caused...
Watching the War on Russian Television
Those watching Russian television to follow the war in Ukraine live in an alternative reality. Commentators on state-owned Russian television...