Why Russia is a Geopolitical Winner in Mali’s Coup
On August 18, Mali’s President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita was overthrown in a coup d’etat led by breakaway elements of...
A Nation Must Think Before it Acts
Why Russia is a Geopolitical Winner in Mali’s Coup
A nation must think before it acts.
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The Problem with Soft Power
International relations is going soft, with countries from India to Qatar to Turkey opting for soft power persuasion over...
Czech-Book Diplomacy: The Global Implications of a Czech Visit to Taiwan
Channeling President John F. Kennedy’s famous 1963 “Ich bin ein Berliner” speech, President of the Czech Senate Miloš Vystrčil...
China-Taiwan Competition over Somaliland and Implications for Small Countries
Over the past two months, the very public rivalry between China and Taiwan has moved into the Horn of...
U.S. Troops Injured in Altercation with Russian Forces: What It Means for the War in Syria
Five years on from its intervention in Syria, Russia presents a different and more formidable set of challenges for...
Edward Snowden Deserves a Trial, Not a Pardon
On August 15, 2020, President Donald Trump announced that he would look into the possibility of granting a pardon...
From Pivot to Defiance: American Policy Shift in the South China Sea
Shortly after his inauguration, President Donald Trump withdrew the United States from the Trans-Pacific Partnership Free Trade Agreement. That...
The Role of Russian Private Military Contractors in Africa
It is no secret that Moscow is increasingly utilizing so-called “private military contractors” (PMCs) to pursue foreign policy objectives...
The Idlib Model: Securing American Counter-Terrorism Interests in Syria
The United States is struggling to define its Syria policy and is not yet fully grappling with how the...
COVID-19 and Authoritarian Regimes: China vs. Russia
The Russian Federation and the People’s Republic of China are certainly the two most prominent authoritarian regimes in the...