Publications

Abstract Grand strategy provides the strategic vision for a state in pursuit of its national interests. The current U.S. grand strategy straddles the line between isolationism and off-shore balancing. Based on the international relations theory of realism, these strategies view international actions as a...

Abstract Modern Russia is a revisionist, if not a revanchist, nation-state. It seeks to end the efficacy of the post-World War II institutionalized rules-based international order, which was created and maintained by the U.S.-led Western alliance. Russia pursues this objective to reclaim great power status and...

Abstract Since the late 1990s, Taiwan has leveraged humanitarianism—both the world’s and its own citizens’ humanitarian impulse—in a variety of ways. Presenting itself at times as a victim of disasters and at times as a rescuer and aid provider, Taiwan...

Abstract This article explores the development and application of the People’s Republic of China’s information warfare (IW) strategy to two distinct securitychallenges: the South China Sea and the threat of Uyghur terrorism in Xinjiang. The application of China’s IW strategy in the South China Sea...

Abstract Sino-East African infrastructure investment and international trade have reached record levels and garnered global interest in recent years. Despite this attention, there is a lack of project-level analysis and documentation relating to China’s overarching economic strategies in the East African region. By...

Abstract In the last century, Sir Halford Mackinder recognized that British policy needed to adapt to changing geopolitical circumstances. Mackinder, considered the “father of geopolitics,” advanced an argument in defense of tariffs as a bulwark of power. His short pamphlet,...

Whether one approves of President Donald Trump or not, he seems to understand intuitively that America’s relationship with the rest of the world must be renegotiated because geopolitical circumstances have changed.  The liberal world order that the United States...

The domestic and foreign relations of Latin American countries often do not garner much attention from the U.S. government or media until an exceptionally noticeable crisis occurs. As a result, the Russian Federation’s growing presence in this region has...

On June 12, the Houthi-run Yemeni al-Masirah channel announced that the movement had successfully used a cruise missile to hit the control tower at the airport in Abha, Saudi Arabia, putting it out of operation. Shortly thereafter, Saudi officials...

As U.S.-Iranian tensions mount amidst increasing pressures of intensified U.S. economic sanctions and apparent Iranian-linked attacks on Gulf shipping, U.S. policymakers will be understandably focused on the military dimension of confronting and deterring Iran. However, neither the American public...