Baltic States and Cyber Deterrence: Taking or Losing Initiative against Russia?
In 2017, a skillful combination of military aggression, attacks on information and communications systems, widespread disinformation, and psychological pressure...
A Nation Must Think Before it Acts
Baltic States and Cyber Deterrence: Taking or Losing Initiative against Russia?
A nation must think before it acts.
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What Will Moldovan Politics Look Like in 2017?
This month marks the launch of the Moldova Monthly, a new publication series from the Eurasia Program at the...
Rogue One: A Terrorist Story?
Glorifying resistance efforts in film programs the audience to root for the underdog. A traditional cliché, but what happens...
Trump and Taiwan: A Fresh Start or a Turn for the Worse?
From the beginning of the 2016 presidential campaign season, it was clear that the Republican Party envisioned changes in...
Divining a “Trump Doctrine”
Abstract This essay, written before Donald J. Trump’s election as 45th President of the United States, sought to divine...
Revisiting the Iran Nuclear Deal
Abstract One of Donald Trump’s stated priorities when he becomes President is to kill the Nuclear Deal with Iran,...
Responding to China’s Rising Sea Power
Abstract America’s next president must embrace risk to cope with rising Chinese sea power. The incoming administration should pivot...
Managing Sino-American Relations
Abstract Past Chinese policy has proved deficient in managing the Sino-American relationship. Your administration should break with past assumptions,...
Navigating Russia: Pivots & Resets, Walls & Deals
Abstract Russia has proved a confounding counterpart to American political leaders over the past decade. To the veritable Rubik’s...
The Future U.S. Defense Budget
Abstract The next president should elevate the role of U.S. defense strategy and planning in the next administration toward...