The Transnistrian Conflict: A Destabilizing Status Quo?
The conflict in Transnistria is the last secessionist conflict in the post-Soviet space that remains “frozen,” in the sense...
A Nation Must Think Before it Acts
The Transnistrian Conflict: A Destabilizing Status Quo?
A nation must think before it acts.
Russia
Ghost Ships and Off-Target Cruise Missiles
In 2014, the U.S. Government recognized its mistake in destroying the LORAN system, and a bill authorizing eLORAN was...
Whose West is Best?
In his speech in Warsaw this past Thursday, President Donald Trump offered the closest thing yet to a coherent...
Who’s Afraid of Angela Merkel?
This weekend, the world’s most powerful leaders will gather in Hamburg for the G-20 summit. The main event for...
Fighting Disinformation in the Baltic States
Russian media played a key role in stoking the conflict in Ukraine, sparking fear in the Baltic states that...
Time for Decisions on North Korea
This briefing argues that the United States should attempt to engage Russia as a potential broker of negotiations over...
Weaponizing Sectarianism in Iraq and Syria
Abstract The last six years of insurgency, rebellion, and war have eroded territorial state sovereignty in Iraq and Syria....
Considering Ukraine’s Ethnic Minorities and Their Influence on Russian Foreign Policy
Abstract Transnational Ethnic Alliance Theory at its core posits that the majority ethnic group in one state will come...
What the West Can Learn from Rationalizing Russia’s Action in Ukraine
Abstract Russia’s foreign policy decisions towards Ukraine in the context of the “Ukraine crisis” have been portrayed largely in...
Fear, Honor, and Interest: Rethinking Deterrence in a 21st-Century Europe
Abstract The “America First” approach to foreign policy represents an opportunity to reassess relations with Russia. Efforts to deter...