More: Defense
Read the new Journal of Rising Powers
Welcome to the second issue of the inaugural year of the Journal of Rising Powers. In our first issue, we focused a great diversity...
Why does China need a “support” base in Djibouti?
For four decades since 1949, Chinese government vowed not to send a single soldier abroad during the peacetime. This statement sounds credible because the...
Playing with Fire: Trump’s Iran policy risks cloning North Korea
As US President Donald J. Trump gropes with a set of bad options for responding to North Korea’s rapidly expanding nuclear and ballistic missiles...
Only U.S. Deep State Oligarchs Want World War III
As long as the Deep State Oligarchs can continue to use the Citizens United supreme court case to bribe the entire U.S. Congress and...
Xi Jinping’s military doctrine: Confidence, competence and commitment
Authors: Wang Li & Kripendra Amatya In modern history, the great powers of the West rarely discussed Chinese military favorably, because although it was...
Do CIA and BND punish Recep T. Erdogan?
Erdogan’s recent motives and cornerstone foreign policy objectives are really problematic for the former allies of Ankara. The more Ankara pushes for an independent...
Playing both sides against the middle: Saudi engages with Iraqi Shiites
Saudi Arabia, with the Islamic State on the ropes in Iraq, is forging ties to Iraqi Shiite leaders and offering to help fund reconstruction...
A New U.S. Policy for South Asia: What’s in store for Pakistan?
A U.S. delegation is expected to visit Pakistan in the first week of August to discuss its new strategy for South Asia. According to...
The Gulf crisis: A lesson in reputation management
Lurking below the surface of the Gulf crisis, are rival, yet troubled, attempts by Qatar and its detractors to use sports to boost soft...
Recipe for a Coup: Pulling a Reverse Machiavelli
Ingredients: A PINCH OF CORRUPTION A TRACE OF TREASON A DOUBLE-CROSS OF YOUR ALLIES A BROADSIDE OF THE INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY A DISRESPECTING OF...