The Great Himalayan Chessboard: China, India, and the Geopolitical Gambit in Nepal
Nepal’s geographical and topographical attributes have endowed it with a newfound significance in the foreign policy realm, where nations...
A Nation Must Think Before it Acts
The Great Himalayan Chessboard: China, India, and the Geopolitical Gambit in Nepal
A nation must think before it acts.
India
Britain Missing in Action on India-Middle East-Europe Corridor
During the G20 summit in September 2023, the United States and its closest allies and partners—the European Union, France,...
Australia and India’s New Military Bases: Responses to China’s Naval Presence in the Indian Ocean
In May 2022, a Chinese navy Type 815 electronic surveillance ship, the Haiwangxing, sailed close to the Harold E....
China’s Belt and Road Initiative: Politics Over Economics
When international delegates to the Third Belt and Road Forum gather in October 2023, they might find the focus...
The Eagle in the South Caucasus: Armenia Tests Alternative Geopolitical Waters
On September 11, US and Armenian troops kicked off the “Eagle Partner” joint military exercise at the Zar and...
The Folly of Merging the Indo-Pacific and Europe
In the wake of the Russian invasion of Ukraine, the United States has embarked upon an ambitious endeavor: containing...
The Primacy Trap
In the 2010s, the global landscape changed. The Arab Spring, the Russian occupation of Crimea, and China’s national security...
Editor’s Corner Summer 2023
In the spring 1958 issue of Orbis, Robert Strausz-Hupé, Alvin J. Cottrell, James E. Dougherty and Virgil Ney grappled...
New Canal Threatens the Peace Between the Taliban and Central Asia
When the Taliban entered Kabul in mid-August 2021, the Central Asian governments, with the exception of the Tajik government,...
Sustaining the Chinese Navy’s Operations at Sea: Bigger Fists, Growing Legs
In April 2023, a Chinese aircraft carrier battle group, led by the Shandong (China’s second aircraft carrier and the...