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US-Pakistan Relations: The Good, the Bad, the Weird
Undoubtedly, the Pak-U.S. relations are prolonged and significant however they revolve around four facets that are demonstrative, unpredictable, passionate — and deeply flawed. It...
Geopolitical risks in Southeast Asia are threatening economic development in the region
ASEAN finds itself at the nexus of the world’s great powers, the United States and China, and must balance their competing influences while maintaining...
The new tactical-strategic configuration of the US Forces in Syria
The operations carried out by Inherent Resolve, the complex US-led coalition in Syria, had been announced as early as April 1, 2016 by the...
The Dream of Durable Peace
The constant efforts for an enduring peace in Afghanistan essential for the long term and plausible peace for the people has always been a...
The Grand Cyber Spy Game: Russia, America, and China Stealing the World One Byte at a Time
Dr. Matthew Crosston & Anonymous(*) Every month another story of cybertheft linked to China or Russia emerges. Recent data breaches at Target, United Airlines,...
The Mighty Have Fallen: American Space Dependency on Russia
The space program that gave the United States much-deserved global recognition is looking very different today. Somewhat embarrassingly, the United States relies on the...
Piercing the shield: A leaner and meaner Russia beyond nuclear strategies
Authors: Dr. Matthew Crosston & Troy Baxter Russia’s history as a nuclear state is extensive and well-documented. It was the second country in the...
Playing Chess, Not Checkers: Russian Responses to U.S. Hegemony in Kind
Few would argue that Russia’s recent display of military assertiveness, in both its hybrid confrontation in Ukraine and recent intervention in Syria, is antithetical...
Natural Gas – A Game Changer for European Geopolitics
In 1945, Europe became bifurcated along two ideological camps; communism and capitalism. As the iron curtain-shrouded Europe, the geopolitical divide was defined. Nowhere was...
FSB’s Snowden War:Using the American NSA against Itself
Russia's understanding of information warfare must be understood in the context of Russian statism. Russian leaders, particularly President Vladimir Putin, view state power as...