Articles

The Arc of Eurasian Crisis: The Russia-Iran Relationship, Military Power, and Multipolarity

Harry Halem • May 14 2025 • Articles

Multipolarity in the theoretical sense, as articulated by modern academic international relations, is highly unlikely to emerge.

US Narratives Versus Reality on Taiwan

Zhehao Du • May 13 2025 • Articles

Beijing’s increase in military activity and diplomatic pressure remain consistent with earlier patterns and do not mark a fundamental shift toward armed reunification.

Not ‘Manifest’ but an ‘Inclusive’ Destiny: A Case for Decolonizing Space Exploration

Bhargavi PBA • May 12 2025 • Articles

We must carefully analyze the intentions behind space exploration and reflect on the language used to describe such endeavors.

Opinion – Reassessing Military Misconceptions in the American-Japanese Alliance

Julian McBride • May 12 2025 • Articles

The US-Japanese alliance should continue to expand and enhance military cooperation throughout the Indo-Pacific.

Opinion – Reconstituting the Lebanese Security Forces Post-Ceasefire

Julian McBride • May 12 2025 • Articles

With internal and external help, the Lebanese Security Forces can become the regional force for stability that Lebanon has been missing since the 1960s.

The Diaspora Paradox and the Transformation of Expatriate Politics

Mihaela-Georgiana Mihăilescu • May 11 2025 • Articles

Is Romania’s diaspora the sleeping giant we refuse to understand, or a mirror reflecting our political failures?

Opinion – On Defense, Don’t Let the Rhetoric Exceed the Funding

Wayne A. Schroeder • May 11 2025 • Articles

The US must get its fiscal house in order and refocus on the emerging security environment.

Opinion – Kashmir Is the Fuse, but Hindutva Is the Fire

Andrew Latham and Shweta Shankar • May 8 2025 • Articles

The danger is not only of another Indo-Pakistan war but of an India that becomes unrecognizable to itself, and to the world.

Opinion – From Deterrence to Display in the India–Pakistan Conflict

Aniello Iannone • May 8 2025 • Articles

Regional actors and global powers must either embrace a future shaped by episodic crises or commit to reshaping the Indo-Pacific as a zone of negotiated coexistence.

Putin’s Apologists Must Face a Sobering Reality

Björn Alexander Düben • May 8 2025 • Articles

Whoever believes that Ukraine is where the Kremlin’s geopolitical and territorial ambitions end has little understanding of Russian foreign policy.

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