Nadia Schadlow joins John Anderson to discuss the fundamental shifts reshaping global geopolitics and the realities of modern statecraft. They examine the return of great power competition, the evolving expectations surrounding alliance burden-sharing, and the complex challenge of managing relations…
What the Godfather of Realism Can Teach Trump Some analysts have also erroneously rooted the Trump administration’s actions in realism. A lengthy essay in The New York Times Magazine, for instance, ran under the headline “The Theory That Gives Trump…
In the Aug. 16 episode of “Lioness” called “The Bear Is Infected,” an intelligence officer uses an animal metaphor to describe modern great-power competition. It raises an interesting question about the strategy’s validity. Russia is the wolf pack. China is the…
These developments warrant a fresh look at NATO’s northern flank and an examination of what they mean for strategic stability. The aim of this paper is thus to inform readers about the various factors that might affect strategic stability in…
Western strategists envision a restructured NATO built around autonomous regional military clusters based on the “Nordic model”. From the Baltic Sea to the Arctic, the proposed model raises serious concerns about escalation control, nuclear deterrence, and European security. As Washington…
The United States has a growing image problem in Latin America and the Caribbean. While polls and surveys certainly aren’t foolproof and reflect a snapshot in time, U.S. policymakers should fully consider and leverage the United States’ formidable engagement tools…
Sweden has reintroduced border controls for six months due to security risks, Stockholm said, mainly over concerns about hybrid threats from hostile actors linked to Russia. The Swedish Ministry of Justice said in a Nov. 5 statement that it will extend…
TEHRAN- Paul Joseph, professor emeritus of sociology at Tufts University, specializes in peace and conflict studies, US militarism, military interventions, and the relationship between public opinion and foreign policy. On October 27, Le Monde published a collective appeal titled “The Iranian…
Velayati said Iran considers the security of the South Caucasus its responsibility and views the TRIPP project as a red line. Emphasising that he had warned the Armenian ambassador, he said: “If Trump and his allies try to cross this…
Experts on Russia's Security Council warned Friday that Russia needs to urgently expand its homegrown equivalent to Starlink, warning that Elon Musk's satellite network could be used to destabilize countries throughout the world. In a statement cited by state media,…
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