Whither Hong Kong: Beijing Imposes a “National Security Law”
The recent imposition of the National Security Law is by far Beijing’s most decisive effort to bring the less-than-ruly...
A Nation Must Think Before it Acts
Whither Hong Kong: Beijing Imposes a “National Security Law”
A nation must think before it acts.
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Still The One: Great Power Competition and Special Operations Forces
With the unveiling of the 2018 National Defense Strategy, then-Secretary of Defense James Mattis announced that great power competition...
COVID-19 and Pandemics: The Greatest National Security Threat of 2020 and Beyond
How should the United States define its national security? At the U.S. Army War College, where I teach, that...
India in the Balance
The uneasy relationship between India and China took a sudden turn for the worse in June. With no apparent...
Taiwan Finds an Unexpected New Friend in Somaliland
COVID-19 seemed to change the narrative around Taiwan: from a nation whose existence is often characterized as standing on...
(Re)Discovering the National Interest, Again
Implications of the Argument: It’s been a tough few decades for national security analysts with no shortage of how...
Making Sense of the Recent China-India Clashes
The original article charted changes in South Asia’s geopolitical landscape since the end of the Cold War, and particularly...
Massif Brawl: China and India Clash in the Himalayas
Iron rods studded with metal tips and stones seem more suited to medieval armies than modern ones. But such...
Central Asian Gas Exports to China: Beijing’s Latest Bargaining Chip?
Natural gas supplies to the People’s Republic of China have helped drive Central Asia’s economic growth for the last...
Europe as a Neutral Giant?
From Emmanuel Macron to Ursula von der Leyen, many European leaders dream of the European Union (EU) asserting itself...