What Russia’s Middle East Strategy Is Really About
This article was originally published by Geopolitical Futures on 11 October 2017. Moscow’s policy isn’t about becoming a leader in the region but accumulating influence to use closer to home. A new...
View ArticleA New Strategy for Deterrence and Rollback with North Korea
This article was originally published by War on the Rocks on 19 October 2017. On Tuesday, Deputy Secretary of State John Sullivan said of North Korea that the current U.S. “focus is on diplomacy to...
View ArticleThe S-400 Deal: Russia Drives another Wedge between Turkey and its NATO Allies
This article was originally published by The Institute for National Security Studies on 18 October 2017 The recent statement by Turkish President Erdogan that Ankara had made an advance payment to...
View ArticleDealing with the Russian Bear: Improving NATO’s Response to Moscow’s Military...
This article was originally published by Istituto Affari Internazionali on 12 October 2017. Major military exercises are never a simple routine but carry important political significance. This is the...
View ArticleIn Praise of NATO’s Dysfunctional, Bureaucratic Tedium
Image courtesy of Websubs/Pixabay. This article was originally published by War on the Rocks on 7 November 2017. A year after Donald Trump’s election to the presidency, the furor around his approach to...
View ArticleIn China, a New Political Era Begins
Image courtesy of Kurious/Pixabay. This article was originally published by Geopolitical Futures on 19 October 2017. Blending the policies of his predecessors, the Chinese president is trying to...
View ArticleTerrorism Spreading but Less Deadly
This article was written following the release of the Institute for Economics and Peace’s Global Terrorism Index 2017. The fifth edition of the Global Terrorism Index highlights that for the second...
View ArticleNuclear Norms and the UN Ban Treaty
This article was originally published on the Australian Strategic Policy Institute‘s The Strategist on 20 November 2017. On 7 July, 122 states voted to adopt a new Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear...
View ArticleThe Leap into Quantum Technology: A Primer for National Security Professionals
Image courtesy of TheDigitalArtist/pixabay This article was originally published by War on the Rocks on 17 November 2017. China recently announced the launch of its Jinan Project, a quantum information...
View ArticlePermanent Structured Cooperation: An Institutional Pathway for European Defence
This article was originally published by the Istituto Affari Internazionali (IAI) on 20 November 2017. On 13 November, EU member states – with the exception of Denmark, Ireland, Malta, Portugal and the...
View ArticleNew Geopolitics in the Middle East?
This article was originally published by the Foreign Policy Research Institute (FPRI) on 27 November 2017. The possible creation of a new geopolitical reality in the Middle East may have snuck under...
View ArticleCountering Russian Information Operations in the Age of Social Media
This article was originally published by the Council on Foreign Relations (CFR) on 21 November 2017. As investigations into attempts to influence the 2016 U.S. presidential election continue, more...
View ArticleThe African Union’s Chequered History with Military Coups
Image courtesy of United Nations Photo/Flickr. (CC BY-NC-ND 2.0) This article was originally published by the Institute for Security Studies (ISS) on 22 November 2017. In the aftermath of the...
View ArticleA Guide to Better National Security Decision-Making
This article was originally published by War on the Rocks on 4 December 2017. I have participated in National Security Council meetings in the past three administrations on issues ranging from efforts...
View ArticleThe Four Faces of China in Central and Eastern Europe
This article was originally published by YaleGlobal Online on 30 November 2017. An American, a German, and a Chinese gentleman walk into a bar in Prague. The first two order a beer, and the bartender...
View ArticleICC Jurisdiction Set to Expand: Will States be Deterred from War?
This article was originally published by IPI Global Observatory on 4 December 2017. The International Criminal Court (ICC) is set to gain jurisdiction over the crime of aggression. For the first time...
View ArticleWhat We Know about Militant Groups as Political Parties
This article was originally published by Political Violence @ a Glance on 4 December 2017. Featured on both wanted posters and campaign posters in Pakistan, Hafiz Muhammad Saeed is not alone. The...
View ArticleBridgebuilding without Foundations: Reflections on the Austrian OSCE...
Austria’s 2017 OSCE Chairmanship concentrated on improving the situation of civilians in conflicts, countering the danger of radicalization and rebuilding trust within the OSCE. Yet, deteriorating...
View ArticleMiddle Powers in International Relations
This article was originally published by E-International Relations (E-IR) on 8 May 2017. Realism’s theoretical dominance in International Relations (IR) – especially its focus on the power of...
View Article“Peace Through Strength”: Deterrence in Chinese Military Doctrine
This article was originally published by War on the Rocks on 15 March 2017. “To pursue peace through strength, it shall be the policy of the United States to rebuild the U.S. Armed Forces.” President...
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