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The Utility and Morality of Assassination

The head of the Iranian nuclear weapons program was killed Friday near Tehran. The assumption is that he was killed by the Israelis, whose...

China Stares Down a Financial Reckoning

One has to wonder what Jack Ma was thinking when, in a speech in Shanghai in late October, the Alibaba and Ant Group founder...

Russiaā€™s Search for Strategic Depth

In 2005, in a speech delivered in front of Russiaā€™s Federal Assembly, Russian President Vladimir Putin said that the fall of the Soviet Union...

Bidenā€™s Dilemma

The election is over, and barring major fraud or error, Joe Biden will be the next president of the United States. He begins as...

The Illusion of Foreign Policy

No matter who becomes Americaā€™s next president, certain things will follow. The world will wonder what President Donald Trumpā€™s foreign policy will be in...

What Happened to American Leadership?

International conferences for people in my profession are generally a thing of the recent past, having been replaced by virtual conferences via platforms like...

The Stability of Foreign Policy Amid Political Chaos

In the 1970s, President Richard Nixon stepped into the political and social chaos wrought by the Johnson administration and compounded it substantially. Hence, when...

In Search of a Solution to Russiaā€™s Strategic Problem

Russian President Vladimir Putin described the collapse of the Soviet Union as the greatest geopolitical catastrophe in history. Though it may not be true...

Conflict in the Caucasus and the New American Strategy

During the Cold War, the United States opposed the Soviet Union wherever the Soviet Union sought to make inroads. Some interventions were necessary and...

As Turkeyā€™s Economy Goes, So Goes Its Ambitions

Turkeyā€™s economy is in dire straits. In September, the Turkish lira fell to a 20-year low as investors withdrew billions from Turkeyā€™s currency bond...

Belarusā€™ Next Episode

Public demonstrations against Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko have intensified. Looked at casually, it seems unlikely that his presidency can survive. If the protesters are...

Eternal Brexit

In 2016, the British government called for a referendum on whether the United Kingdom should remain a member of the European Union. The British...

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