Geopolitics

How Long Can Indonesia Stay Neutral Amid Chinese Aggression?

Indonesia has long sought to balance its desire for Chinese investment with its need to defend its sovereignty, but as China’s aggression in the South China Sea increases, Indonesia is at a crossroads.

The United States Remains Deservedly Popular Abroad

Most of the world still looks to the United States for global leadership, particularly compared with China and Russia

Putin’s Perpetual Political Theater and “The Wizard of the Kremlin”

A new novel (and movie) about Vladimir Putin’s chief spin-doctor explain how the true battle between Ukraine and Russia is not one of warring armies, but of competing narratives

America Must Not Legally Recognize Russia’s Annexation of Eastern Ukraine

The United States never legally recognized the Soviet occupation of the Baltics, and neither should America recognize Russia’s annexation of eastern Ukraine

America Shouldn’t Shy Away from Buying Greenland

Contra the critics, purchasing Greenland would be a boon, not a boondoggle, for America’s economy and national security

We Shape Our Words, Then They Shape Us: The Role of Metaphor in US Foreign Policy

A new book explores the dynamic relationship between presidential rhetoric on foreign policy and the goals America seeks to accomplish abroad

Shepherding Lebanon into the Abraham Accords

With the decimation of Hezbollah and fall of Assad’s Syria, Lebanon may finally be able to throw off Iranian oppression and begin a new chapter of peace and prosperity

Putin’s Peaceniks

Russia’s Soviet-era propaganda techniques, though having ultimately failed during the Cold War, are back and more effective than ever

The Rise of Eurasia and the Russia-China-Iran-NK Axis

The idea of a unified Eurasian continent dominating the world goes back over a century, but in 2024 China, Russia, North Korea and Iran have made it almost a reality

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