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...
A Nation Must Think Before it Acts
A New Type of Diplomacy: Taiwan 50 Years after UN Expulsion
A nation must think before it acts.
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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?
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The Legacy of 9/11 on African Civil Society
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German Voters Have Spoken: What Did They Say?
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At a Crossroads: Indonesia’s Navy Modernization
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9/11 and Africa: Reflecting on Two Decades of U.S.-Africa Policies and Interests
The al Qaeda terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, reshaped U.S. and international security policies and signalled a new...
Russia’s Forever Wars: Syria and the Pursuit of Great Power Status
September 2021 marks the sixth anniversary of the Russian Federation’s intervention in the Syrian civil war. A patient, flexible...
Don’t blame China for the rise of digital authoritarianism in Africa
The Chinese state is the poster child of using digital tools for domestic surveillance and censorship. But China is...
Dueling Dyads: Conceptualizing Proxy Wars in Strategic Competition
Strategic competition with the Russian Federation and People’s Republic of China has become the new orienting challenge for the...