Why Trump’s Meeting with North Korea Matters: The Asia-Middle East Connection
Trump’s meeting with Kim Jong-un may be strategic for U.S. foreign politics in the face of strengthening relations between North Korea and Iran.
What is Happening in Afghanistan?
The US is losing the war and has become a part of the problem. Perhaps there are lessons to be learned from the US experience in Vietnam.
Turkish-U.S. Strategic Relations and the Syrian Civil War
The U.S. should not neglect Turkey’s security concerns in Syria, while Turkey must be ready to see the Kurdish people play a role in Syria’s political transition.
Review – Notes on a Foreign Country
A deeply flawed, yet exceedingly well-written volume on the relationship between Turkey and the United States that is heavy in anti-Americanism, but light in substance.
Turkish-American Relations and the Kurdish Thorn of Syria
Turkey’s fight against the YPG and capture of Afrin serves as a catalyst for the expansion of Turkish power in Syria and puts poor Turkish-U.S. relations at further risk.
Normalization Negotiations between North Korea and Japan Revisited
Japan is taking preemptive actions to normalize relations with North Korea in light of the upcoming summit talks between Kim and Trump, and negotiations with South Korea.
Norway-US Defence Relations in Historical Naval Perspective
Caught between a resurgent Russia and a Trump presidency, how has Norway navigated its trans-Atlantic security relationship?
Why States-Rights States Can Take Responsibility for Their Own Catastrophes
Lawlessness is not just a state of mind. It is institutional ineptitude, grandstanding, and otherwise efforts to keep the law from being properly enforced.
North Korea: The Perils of Ignoring the Good Problem
Without grappling with the potential “good problem” of the collapse of the DPRK, the United States could find itself winning a war but losing the peace.
China’s Military Modernisation
There is no evidence that internal balancing will not change unipolarity. Future research should explore why internal balancing has been slow in the unipolar system.
