United States

Opinion – International Students Are a High-Return Investment for the United States

Mohammad Javad Mousavizadeh • Jun 29 2025 • Articles

The US, a global magnet for over a million international students annually, gains far more than academic prestige from this influx.

Opinion – Rethinking the China Challenge

Richard W. Coughlin • Jun 27 2025 • Articles

The central task is not merely to outcompete China, but to reimagine power in a world of environmental limits and democratic erosion.

Could Trump and Putin Solve the Cyprus Conflict?

William Mallinson • May 19 2025 • Articles

As the talks on re-uniting Cyprus grind on it is time to consider the potential effect of the current fluidity and re-setting of inter-state relations.

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.

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 – 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.

Interview – Samuel Jardine

E-International Relations • May 5 2025 • Features

Samuel Jardine explores how frontier regions like space and the Arctic are shaping global competition — and why understanding diverse motives is key to global governance.

Opinion – The US-Vietnam Comprehensive Strategic Partnership in its Second Year

Julian McBride • May 4 2025 • Articles

With opportunities to expand into the technology, economic and trade sectors, Hanoi and Washington continue to grow bilateral ties.

Review – Base Towns

Andrew Szarejko • Apr 2 2025 • Features

Kim sheds light on how anti-base activism in Korea and Japan disrupts U.S. basing politics, urging us to value the lives of those living near bases.

Opinion – Mexico’s Historical Vision for Free Trade in the Trump Era

Andrés Ruiz-Ojeda • Apr 1 2025 • Articles

As the Trump administration continues to flout the “rule-based order”, we must remember that the liberal elements of the order now under siege emerged largely against the preference of dominant powers.

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