Donald Trump Folds the Nuclear Umbrella: Is American Extended Deterrence Passé?
It might be said that among foreign policy and national security watchers, Donald Trump is a gift that keeps...
A Nation Must Think Before it Acts
Donald Trump Folds the Nuclear Umbrella: Is American Extended Deterrence Passé?
A nation must think before it acts.
Russia
China’s Military Reorganization – and America’s Window of Opportunity
In September 2015, as part of the festivities marking the 70th anniversary of victory in World War II, Chinese...
How, Why, and When Russia Will Deploy Little Green Men – and Why the US Cannot
The focus of applied methods of conflict has altered in the direction of the broad use of political, economic,...
Russia’s Role in the North Korea Conundrum: Part of the Problem or Part of the Solution?
Russian President Vladimir Putin (R) with North Korean leader Kim Jong-Il in Vladivostok, Russia in 2002. (Photo ITAR-TASS...
The Race for Drones
Over the last two decades, the United States has been the world’s pre-eminent user and supplier of Unmanned Aerial...
Russia and the U.S. Elections
Russian president Putin clearly prefers President Obama over Mitt Romney in the U.S. presidential election. But no matter who...
The Far East Between Russia, China, and America
Overview Moscow’s relations with its eastern territories, especially the nine provinces of the Russian Far East (RFE), have significant...
The Crime of Russian Law Enforcement
As the Putin regime faces its first serious political challenge in more than twelve years, two recent developments have...
Russia and Syria
The failure of Presidents Obama and Putin to reach agreement over Syria at the G20 summit meeting in Mexico...
Russia’s State Church
The recent actions of the indelicately named female punk band “Pussy Riot,” whose members on March 3 entered the...