United States

Brexit Britain in the Transatlantic Standoff: Bridging the Gap?

William Mallinson • Apr 1 2025 • Articles

Britain could revert to its traditional role of serving as a bridge between Washington and Brussels, also considering the influence of human characteristics on leadership.

US-Israel Tech and Business Bonds: Advancing Innovation for Mutual Benefit

Itzhak Mashiah • Apr 1 2025 • Articles

While tech discourse remains somewhat peripheral, it presents an opportunity to reshape the international narrative.

Interview – David Galbreath

E-International Relations • Apr 1 2025 • Features

David Galbreath examines the impact of technology on warfare, the future of NATO, European defense challenges, and the shifting focus of U.S. strategic priorities.

Opinion – The Gripen Illusion: Sweden’s Fighter Jet is Under America’s Thumb

Andrew Latham • Mar 30 2025 • Articles

Mark Carney has argued that Canada should consider acquiring the Saab Gripen instead of the F-35, yet Washington can veto any sale.

The End of US Democracy and the Implications for International Relations

Benjamin E. Goldsmith • Mar 17 2025 • Articles

Trump’s illiberalism will leave the world with three dominant military powers that are all non-democratic: China, Russia and the US.

Opinion – The Impact of an Indecisive America on the Indo-Pacific

Julian McBride • Mar 14 2025 • Articles

Without concrete deterrence, US allies in the region would have no choice but to pursue independent nuclear programs.

How the American Public Views Nuclear North Korea

While experts hold that North Korea’s stockpile is about deterrence, the public’s perception of an offensive posture could shape policy debates towards confrontational strategies.

Opinion – Breaking Free From the Special Relationship

Alexander Brotman • Mar 11 2025 • Articles

The UK and Europe would be wise to develop their own sphere of influence before they are subsumed by one not of their own making.

Review – The Twilight Struggle

Lake Preston-Self • Mar 7 2025 • Features

Brands offers sharp Cold War insights but leans to US centrism, overlooking Global South impacts and alternative perspectives into great-power rivalry.

US Foreign Policy at a Crossroads: Trump’s ‘Donroe’ Doctrine

Bruno S. Sergi and Mona Pearl • Mar 5 2025 • Articles

Trump’s America First approach, should it fail balance national interests and global diplomacy, may lead to diplomatic isolation for the US.

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