Measuring Soft Power
“But does it work?” is a simple, seemingly straightforward question that, unfortunately, is not asked (or answered) nearly enough...
A Nation Must Think Before it Acts
Measuring Soft Power
A nation must think before it acts.
Categories for Analysis
The China Challenge after 2020
The most urgent and immediate issues facing President-elect Joseph Biden will be domestic ones. Still, foreign policy will inevitably...
How Belarus’ Soviet Past Led to its Modern-Day IT Success
Following a February 2020 visit to Minsk, an inspired Secretary of State Mike Pompeo tweeted his optimism regarding the...
Born Again: Japan’s Maritime Self-Defense Force Revitalization
Japan’s Maritime Self-Defense Force (MSDF), as it is officially known, is one of the world’s most powerful navies. Its...
Why China’s Vision for a Global Yuan Trampled Ant Group’s IPO
To get rich may be glorious, but it can also be perilous, particularly if your business model clashes with...
China’s New Pressure on Taiwan in the South China Sea
In October 2020, Hong Kong’s air traffic control denied a Taiwanese flight access to Pratas Island, a Taiwan-occupied feature...
The Realist Victory in Nagorno-Karabakh
Armenia’s accession to a Russian-mediated settlement with Azerbaijan over their long-running conflict in Nagorno-Karabakh, known as Artsakh to Armenians,...
In Search of the Biden Doctrine
Every election season, commentators search for the Holy Grail of American foreign policy, the presidential doctrine, or a leader’s...
Why Tough is Not Enough in Foreign Policy
I grew up in the rural Midwest, the youngest of four siblings. I worked farm jobs, played sports, and...
Purple State China: China’s Preferences in the 2020 U.S. Presidential Election are…Complicated
In 2016, policy-relevant opinion in China favored Donald Trump’s election. In an overly simplistic and partisan assessment, and echoing...