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Daily Memo: Georgian Elections, British Military Reforms

Results are in. Georgian President Salome Zourabichvili vowed not to recognize the results of parliamentary elections held over the weekend that saw the governing...

The Danger of Unfatal Wounds

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“If you must wound someone, it is better to kill him.” I’ve encountered some version of this missive throughout the course of my career. And...

BRICS Runs Into a Wall

For leaders such as Vladimir Putin and Xi Jinping, the annual BRICS summit is an excellent opportunity to present a vision of a world...

Middle Powers, Polarity and the International System

The great power competition currently underway has created space for second-tier states, or middle powers, to emerge as strong as ever. Alarmed by the...

Cuba’s Long-Standing Power Problems

Cuba has had a bad week, even by Cuba’s standards. It suffered four nationwide power outages in a 48-hour period, only to be struck...

In Southeast Asia, India Works to Counter China

India and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) held their 21st summit on Oct. 10. Until a couple of years ago, China appeared...

What Is a Superpower?

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The end of the Cold War and the dismantling of what had been a bipolar world order raised the question of what exactly constitutes...

Europe’s Economic Outlook: Past Changes, Future Problems

The economic news from Europe over the past month has been bleak. Throughout the eurozone, gross domestic product is either stagnant or in decline....

Syria and the Israel-Iran War

As the conflict between Israel and Iran continues to heat up, Syria is the strategic tract of land caught in the middle. For Iran,...

Russia’s Strategy to Revitalize the CIS

Last week, Russian President Vladimir Putin hosted in Moscow the leaders of the other countries in the Commonwealth of Independent States. According to his...

The Rise and Fall of Hezbollah

The rise of Hezbollah began in the early 1980s. Following the success of the 1979 Iranian Revolution, Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini sought to export the...

Russia’s Deliberately Unclear Strategy for Iran

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Readers have no doubt noticed that much of my writing over the past two-and-a-half years has focused on Russia. Some of the reasons for...

Gaming Out Israeli and Iranian Retaliation

The Israeli Security Cabinet convened on Oct. 10 to decide how it will retaliate against Iran’s recent missile barrage. There’s reason to believe it's...

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