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.
Fendy Satria TulodoApril 8, 2025
Most of the world still looks to the United States for global leadership, particularly compared with China and Russia
Simon MaassApril 5, 2025
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
Steven TuckerMarch 4, 2025
The United States never legally recognized the Soviet occupation of the Baltics, and neither should America recognize Russia’s annexation of eastern Ukraine
Michael C. DiCiannaMarch 3, 2025
Contra the critics, purchasing Greenland would be a boon, not a boondoggle, for America’s economy and national security
Mike CotéJanuary 29, 2025
A new book explores the dynamic relationship between presidential rhetoric on foreign policy and the goals America seeks to accomplish abroad
Robert C. RowlandJanuary 14, 2025
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
Habib C. MalikJanuary 9, 2025
Russia’s Soviet-era propaganda techniques, though having ultimately failed during the Cold War, are back and more effective than ever
Aaron RhodesDecember 23, 2024
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
Paul MarshallDecember 20, 2024