America leaves Afghanistan, and the regional geopolitics take over
There will likely be a return to a much more historically normal state of global affairs in which multiple players are engaged.
There will likely be a return to a much more historically normal state of global affairs in which multiple players are engaged.
The lesson for would-be scholars: why bother trying to cultivate expertise in this area if it will only serve to disqualify you in the Blob?
The Biden administration must address this strategically or there will be nothing left of the ‘global order’ as we know it.
How do Russia, Pakistan, China, Iran and India view what seems to be an inevitable Taliban rise? A regional expert weighs in.
If it’s true the Russians have intercepted Israeli missiles targeting Iran-backed militias, Washington may have to step in.
Germany may seem a natural partner in Biden’s “global competition between democracy and authoritarianism.” But the German public isn’t interested.
Its new national security strategy may be calculated to appeal to voters, but the West has clearly helped to push Putin’s buttons, too.
Will the departure of some 3,000 American troops from Afghanistan be a harbinger of a more fundamental realignment of U.S. Middle East security policy?
The late professor launched the first incarnation in 1974. A year after his death, his wife and colleagues are pressing forward under new name.
France and Germany are disenchanted with U.S. sanctions, but Poland and the Baltic states are far from ready for rapprochement.
Constant consideration of intervening in the region inflames tensions with local powers, including Russia.
Stunning find includes MoD plot to provoke Russia in Ukrainian waters last week and U.S. request to leave troops in Afghanistan.
Details are still unclear but the episode highlights the danger in using warships to make diplomatic or legalistic points.
On a host of issues, especially Ukraine, Biden kicked the can down the road. Let’s hope it’s not a grenade that’ll explode in our faces.
The summit with Russian President Putin elicited some modest progress, but on the big security questions, a missed opportunity.
The American and Russian presidents can use this week’s summit to start a new era of strategic dialogue.
As their summit approaches, some serious thoughts on how Biden and Putin can pursue a negotiated peace in a fractured land.
Both sides have an interest in demilitarizing the region and enhancing cooperation.
As the G7 approaches, Biden and company should take note that European partners aren’t exactly marching lockstep behind them.
And it’s a head-scratcher, since his campaign once called Trump’s withdrawal of the Cold War agreement ‘short-sighted.’
Bombastic phrases for military ops like the anti-Russia one today strikes this author as masking an underlying lack of confidence.