More: Geopolitics
Orders Within Orders: A New Paradigm for Greater Eurasia
While Russia’s vision of a Greater Eurasia has proven useful in
addressing certain foreign policy dilemmas, it is still in need of further
conceptual development. The...
President Xi Aims and Ambitions
Since coming to power in 2012, Chinese
President Xi Jinping has directed a more active foreign policy and advocated
for China to play a larger role...
China 70 years from now
In my opinion, after
the 19thCPC National Congress, two changes characterize the new form
of Communist China: the amendment to the Party’s Constitution, with the phrase
"Xi...
The State of National Security Education and Beyond: The CFR Educators Workshop 2019
The Council
of Foreign Relations (CFR) has provided leadership, guidance, and a forum for
discussion regarding all matters relating to international relations and
foreign diplomacy. Their flagship
journal,...
War in Libya: A rare instance of US-Russian cooperation
There is little that Russia and the United States
agree on these days. Renegade Libyan Field Marshal Khalifa Belqasim Haftar may
be a rare exception.
As Mr....
Washington- Pyongyang: A third attempt?
During a recent meeting with his South Korean
counterpart Moon Jae-in at the White House, US President Donald Trump said that
while a step-by-step agreement with...
Is Israel Taking Advantage of a Longtime Strategic Partner for Russia?
In February, Israeli Prime Minister, Benjamin
Netanyahu met with his Russian counterpart, President Vladimir Putin. In what
can only be described as a bravado attempt to...
Russia in Venezuela
Russia´s interests and presence in Latin America is not new. We should
remember Russian activities in Cuba during the Cold War, which almost generated
a nuclear...
Eurasia’s Great Game and the Future of the China-Russia Alliance
Addressing last year’s Shangri-La Dialogue in Singapore, then US defense
secretary Jim Mattis dismissed fears first voiced in 1997 by Zbigniew
Brzezinski, one of America’s greatest...
China-Europe: “Balanced partnership” or “systemic rival”?
Chinese President Xi Jinping’s recent state visits to Italy, Monaco and
France set off a flurry of comments by European media, which even called Mr....