China’s Growing Influence in the South Caucasus
While the United States is adapting to the challenges of a multipolar world and a global geopolitical recalibration, the...
A Nation Must Think Before it Acts
China’s Growing Influence in the South Caucasus
A nation must think before it acts.
Categories for Analysis
The Time is Right for a U.S. Pivot to Africa
When I joined the U.S. Foreign Service in 1954, Africa was seen as the lowest of our foreign policy...
U.S.-Africa Relations: An Opportunity Lost or Found
On the same day President Joseph Biden laid out his vision for global engagement at the U.S. State Department,...
The African Union Should Resolve Somaliland’s Status
Joshua Meservey, senior policy analyst at the Heritage Foundation, advocated in a recent policy paper that the United States...
Confronting the Challenge of Weaponized Corruption in the Black Sea Region and Beyond
Existing and emerging democratic nations around the world—particularly the Black Sea countries bordering Russia—face expanding threats that transcend traditional...
The Impact of Climate Change on Africa’s Economies
Despite contributing only a minute amount of global greenhouse gas emissions, the African continent suffers the deleterious effects of...
Why France’s Arrogance is Pushing Africa Further Away
France recently hosted the Africa-France Summit on October 8, in Montpellier, in the south of France. The summit was...
A New Type of Diplomacy: Taiwan 50 Years after UN Expulsion
Fifty years ago, members of the United Nations voted to expel the Republic of China (Taiwan) and admit the...
Strategic Choice: Australia’s Nuclear-Powered Submarines
In September 2021, Australia scuttled a deal with a French shipbuilder to buy 12 diesel-electric attack submarines. Instead, Australia...
Turkey’s Passage to Great Power Status?
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has a monumental vision for his country’s largest city: building a new mega canal...