Departure of Bossert Reveals “Boltonization” of National Security Council
Yesterday, Thomas P. Bossert, the President’s Homeland Security Advisor, abruptly resigned from his post. It came as a surprise to homeland security observers and to Bossert himself. Speaking at ...
Tags: Donald Trump, H.R. McMaster, John Bolton, National Security Council, Thomas P. Bossert
Collective Security without an Alliance: Finland’s Defense Relationship with Sweden
Recent concerns over Russian aggression have led countries all around the Baltic Sea to take their security more seriously. Poland certainly has; Sweden has, too. Those concerns have also ...
Tags: Finland Sweden, Russia, strategic depth
From Poster Child to Pariah: Poland Embraces Illiberalism
Over the course of the past two years, onlookers have been confounded at the speed with which Poland, a darling of shock therapy economics and liberal institutionalization, has spiraled ...
Tags: Article 7, EU, illiberalism, Law and Justice Party, Poland
Comrade Kim Goes to China, but What Does That Really Mean?
At a time when “ordinary” doesn’t seem to exist in Korean affairs, Kim Jong-un’s recent visit to China affirmed that for all the change, some fundamentals remain the same ...
Tags: China, Donald Trump, Kim Jong-il, Kim Jong-un, North Korea, USA, Xi Jinping
Collective Defense or Unilateral Action: Poland’s Strategic Dilemma in the Baltics
In 1999, Poland joined the NATO Alliance. Ever since, collective defense has been at the heart of Poland’s national security strategy. But recent changes in Europe’s strategic environment may ...
Tags: Baltics, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, NATO, Poland, Russia