The Tension Between Secrecy and Innovation
One of the most harmful effects of China’s cyber espionage and from whistleblowers who publish classified information is the...
A Nation Must Think Before it Acts
The Tension Between Secrecy and Innovation
A nation must think before it acts.
Categories for Analysis
China’s Maritime Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance Capability in the South China Sea
Detecting, identifying, and tracking ships at sea are among the most fundamental intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance (ISR) tasks that...
Small Islands, Global Challenges: Greece, COVID, and Mediterranean Migration
Last spring, as Italy, the United Kingdom, Sweden, and other European countries fought to contain the rapid spread of...
The U.S.-Japan Summit: Uneventful and Indecisive
Japanese Prime Minister Suga Yoshihide’s summit with U.S. President Joseph Biden was awaited with a mixture of anticipation and...
U.S. Force Structure Changes in Europe: Necessary, but not Sufficient
The recently announced decision to increase the U.S. military presence in Europe by sending 500 additional troops to Germany...
The Evolution and Escalation of the Islamic State Threat to Mozambique
When Islamist insurgents laid siege to the coastal town of Palma in gas-rich northeastern Mozambique on March 24, leaving...
Palm Oil: Malaysian Economic Interests and Foreign Relations
The relative importance of the factors that drive Malaysian foreign policy has long been opaque. Historically, decisions have been...
Biden Takes on China
Future historians may well consider President Joseph Biden’s recent comments on China as a pivotal moment in the history...
Building Soft Power Back Better?
The Biden administration has multiple competing priorities: COVID-19 and its economic impacts, long-ignored racial fissures, and a growing tenuous...
China’s Two Sessions—And What They Mean for the United States
Every March, nearly 5,000 delegates descend on Beijing for the meeting of the National People’s Congress (NPC) and...