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As America considers how to defend Taiwan against conventional forms of invasion, it must also pay significant attention to attack along non-traditional vectors. by Jahara Matisek- Ben Lowsen- John Amble It is 2028 and Xi Jinping has begun his fourth term as president of the People’s Republic of China (PRC). After a month of threats, he sends wave … Read More “Little Red PRCs: Could China Conquer Taiwan Without Fighting?” »
The United States is in retreat, defeat, or stalemate everywhere, whether in the military arena or in the realm of trade and industrial production. by Michael Lind AMERICAN TRIUMPHALISM is back. The difficulties encountered by Vladimir Putin’s regime in its invasion of Ukraine are being used to revive Cold War rhetoric about American leadership, the struggle … Read More “American Grand Strategy: Disguising Decline” »
A good strategy will require the United States to work with China at the same time that we compete as strategic rivals. by Joseph S. Nye Jr. THE STRATEGIC choices we will face after the war in Ukraine ends will depend on when it ends and how it ends. Nonetheless, we can estimate the major challenges to American interests … Read More “The War in Ukraine Exposed the Limits of ‘Great Power Competition’” »
China’s mighty history continues to shape it… by Akhilesh Pillalamarri Chinese civilization is one of the world’s oldest continuous civilizations. Indeed, unlike Western, Islamic, and Indian civilizations, China has managed to remain politically unified for much of its history. Contrary to the common perception of China being historically isolated and weak, many Chinese dynasties were very … Read More “China’s 3 Most Powerful Dynasties” »
The contrast between the two competing visions in the Middle East is clear. by Ali Asseri The contrast between the two competing visions in the Middle East is clear: There is Saudi Arabia and its Arab partners, striving hard for a promising future for their people. And there is Iran and its extremist proxies, confronting the … Read More “Joe Biden’s Moment of Truth in the Middle East” »
The future Indo-Abrahamic bloc will not just be a strategic anchor of U.S. interests in the region; it will be the basis of a favorable balance of power that maintains peace and security in West Asia. by Mohammed Soliman On July 13, President Joe Biden will attend the first-ever leaders’ summit of the United States, UAE, … Read More “West Asia Is Now a Geopolitical Reality” »
Western strategists must think clearly about their preferred geopolitical organization of Eurasia before, rather than while, Russia begins a spontaneous disintegration. by Julian Spencer-Churchill Russian president Vladimir Putin is correct that a color revolution, which will overthrow Russia’s current semi-authoritarian political framework, has begun its inevitable march toward Moscow. Putin’s emerging conservative social program may have staved it off, or … Read More “Breaking Up: It’s Time to Prepare for Russia’s Disintegration” »
The Strategic Concept could have codified a clear, detailed, comprehensive framework for safeguarding Europe’s security more effectively. What we got instead was a word salad. by Daniel R. DePetris and Rajan Menon Russia’s five-month-old war in Ukraine has given NATO a reinvigorated sense of purpose, illustrated most visibly during its summit meeting last week. The alliance rolled … Read More “The Missed Opportunity of the June NATO Summit.” »
The greatest risk facing the twenty-first-century United States, short of an outright nuclear attack, is a two-front war involving its strongest military rivals, China and Russia. Such a conflict would entail a scale of national effort and risk unseen in generations, effectively pitting America against the resources of nearly half of the Eurasian landmass. by A. … Read More “A Strategy for Avoiding Two-Front War” »
India, Israel, the United States, and the United Arab Emirates have unveiled a new platform for regional cooperation as the Biden administration struggles to reassert American influence. by Mark Episkopos India, Israel, the United States, and the United Arab Emirates have unveiled a new platform for regional cooperation as the Biden administration struggles to reassert American … Read More “Is This the Birth of the ‘West Asian Quad’?” »