In their continuing reluctance to impose all possible sanctions on Russia, the United States and its allies were sending a dangerous signal not only to Moscow, but to autocratic leaders in Beijing, Tehran, and elsewhere.
Few things unite the political Right in America as strongly as concern over the malign activities of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP).
Ask any Middle Eastern observer about the current conflict between Russia and the West over Ukraine, and you're liable to get a quizzical look. T
“Society is in a state of explosion,” an official from Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) warned in a leaked seven-page state document that Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty recently reported on, and “social discontent has risen by 300 percent in the past year.”
The Islamic State (ISIS) is once again gaining momentum.
Some of President Joe Biden's failures, from the Afghanistan surrender to skyrocketing inflation, have gotten extensive—and well-deserved—press attention. But there is another fiasco that has as yet gone largely unnoticed: climate.
At least some of the Russian president's supporters have come to believe the costs of his planned adventurism would outweigh any possible benefits.
These are trying times in the U.S.-Moroccan relationship
Why aren’t Beijing’s ambitions in the region obvious to Washington?
Over the past twelve months, the government of President Vladimir Putin has carried out an unprecedented assault on information within the Russian Federation.
A decisive shift has taken place in Kazakhstan.
The struggle to limit Russian influence in Central and Eastern Europe requires better infrastructure and development to ensure economic progress and increasing wealth.
Instead of the ‘longer and stronger’ pact promised a year ago, the White House is likely to roll out concessions.
Our democracy may be threatened by the U.S. military, but not in the way you might think.
The Abraham Accords have the potential to reshape the region’s politics, economics, diplomacy, and military relationships.
The destruction of a sculpture will serve only to further the cause it stood for.
This history begs the question: What level of risk on the part of current Russian President Vladimir Putin is acceptable to the elites whose collective support is central to his continued rule?
These days, despite the hyper-partisan atmosphere in Washington, there still seem to be two issues that both Democrats and Republicans can agree on. One is the pervasive threat posed by the People’s Republic of China. The other is the overarching importance of space.
[T]he Russian government’s current mobilization is designed with some clear goals in mind: to advance its standing at home and improve its strategic posture abroad. It’s an approach that’s succeeding on both fronts — and the reasons have everything to do with propaganda.
The Solomon Islands Crisis Shows America Needs a New Pacific Strategy.