What kind of Russian occupation – as in Afghanistan? Iraq? Abkhazia? Chechnya? Imagining the day after a Russian conquest of Kyiv is not a pretty picture – also not for Vladimir Putin.
Why China Weighs in on Ukraine
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China’s goal isn’t cuddling up to Russia. It is preventing NATO from interfering in the Indo-Pacific.
Russia’s “Civilizational” Push into Africa
Putin’s post-Soviet world remains a work in progress, but Africa already looms.
Myanmar and Ethiopia: Drawing Parallels
Are regional organizations, ASEAN and the AU, taking adequate responsibility to resolve conflicts?
Is Kazakhstan Russia’s Next Ukraine?
Former Kazakh president Nursultan Nazarbayev may be the last barricade blocking a confrontation between Russia and Kazakstan.
Closing Memorial: Putin’s Blueprint for U.S. Republicans
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How the closure of the Memorial in Russia is a template for the kind of society Republicans want to build in the U.S.
1971: Big Shifts in China and in the U.S.
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The year when China was brought out of its shell — and the U.S. started learning about unsuccessful interventions.
China’s Belt and Road Initiative: Slowly Imploding?
The Chinese-dominated Pakistani port city of Gwadar — the crown jewel of China’s Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) — increasingly looks like a powder keg that has exploded.
The Merkel-Obama Riddle — Or: What Makes Leaders Hesitate?
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Examining the parallels in the political style and performance of Angela Merkel and Barack Obama, the past decade’s transatlantic power couple.
Boosting Transatlantic Technology Cooperation
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The EU and the U.S. need to address the real technology competitiveness challenge, which is China.