Great Power Competition and Beijing’s Olympic Moment
The assessments and conclusions in this analysis are those of the author alone and do not necessarily represent those...
A Nation Must Think Before it Acts
Great Power Competition and Beijing’s Olympic Moment
A nation must think before it acts.
Categories for Analysis
Chinese Economic Engagement in Africa: Implications for U.S. Policy
China may have missed the European Scramble for Africa that characterized the turn of the last century, but it...
Tokyo, Beijing, and New Tensions Over Taiwan
Taiwan, a perennially sensitive issue between Japan and China, gained increased salience in the run-up to Japanese elections in...
Moscow’s Compellence Strategy
How ambitious are Russia’s foreign policy objectives, and how much force does Moscow believe it must employ to achieve...
At the Double: Poland’s Military Expansion
Poland’s defense budget, currently over two percent of the country’s GDP, is apparently set to grow further. In October...
Kazakhstan’s System Malfunctions
It may be a cliché, but Kazakhstan’s ongoing dramatic crisis recalls one of Lenin’s most famous quotes, “There are...
A Tale of Two Elections: Lessons from the Very Different Trajectories of Democracy in Taiwan and Hong Kong in December 2021
Two elections, both postponed for months by authorities citing the difficulties and dangers of voting during the COVID-19 pandemic,...
Tensions Between Russia and Ukraine: How Likely is Another War?
As the war in Ukraine heads into its eighth year, many fear that Moscow may be preparing a...
Taking Stock of U.S. Military Assistance in Georgia
The breathtakingly fast Taliban takeover of Afghanistan raised serious questions about U.S. efforts to build military capacity there and...
Trends in Terrorism: What’s on the Horizon in 2022?
With the world still reeling from the global COVID-19 pandemic, nearly two years in the making, few know what...