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The Hazards of Ukraine’s Incursion Into Russia August 21, 2024

While Kyiv has succeeded in capturing headlines, it's unclear at this point what the mission will actually achieve ...

The Return of Hamiltonian Statecraft August 21, 2024

The twenty-first century has seen the return to prominence of U.S. foreign policy traditions once largely considered relics of an outmoded past. ...

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How the Pentagon Built Silicon Valley August 20, 2024

The increasingly close-knit relationship the tech industry enjoys with the Defense Department is not a sudden development ...

Pentagon

History and Perspective in Statecraft and War August 20, 2024

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China and the U.S. Battle It Out Over Africa August 19, 2024

The growing presence of China in Africa has captured the attention of both Africa and the West. ...

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How Saudi Arabia Went From Pariah to Patron August 16, 2024

Biden's announcement of resumed offensive weapons sales to the Kingdom says it all ...

Saudi Arabia

What Does Ukraine’s Incursion Into Russia Really Mean? August 15, 2024

Ten experts gauge the short and long term effects of Kyiv’s bold invasion on the war ...

China's Ports & Thailand’s Colonial Ghosts August 13, 2024

Many believe Beijing is building a Naval base off Cambodia, which carries with it echoes of empire for neighboring countries ...

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This New Hamas Chief Signals More War August 12, 2024

Perhaps this is what Israel wants, as Yahya Sinwar is much more hardline and less likely to support a ceasefire deal than his predecessor. ...

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Was the Prisoner Swap Purely Transactional? August 09, 2024

Or was this the first step in a more delicate dance towards diplomacy in Ukraine? ...

Rescuing NATO From Crisis August 09, 2024

Start shedding the ideological baggage and mission creep and get on with the business of being a defensive military alliance again ...

NATO

Wagner’s Africa Momentum Tested by Deadly Clash August 05, 2024

The loss at Tinzaouaten suggests that Russia’s path to power here is not as simple as pumping in men and money ...

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Summer of the Draft August 03, 2024

Whether they deploy conscription or not, it can be used to pursue more hawkish policies overall ...

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On Air, Biden Walks Back His Own Rafah 'Red Line' In Real Time March 11, 2024

In a Sunday interview on MSNBC, President Biden warned the Israeli government that an assault on Rafah would cross a red line, but then immediately undermined that message with contradictory statements. The president stressed that the “defense of Isr...

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Spycraft and Statecraft March 11, 2024

For as long as countries have kept secrets from one another, they have tried to steal them from one another. Espionage has been and will remain an integral part of statecraft, even as its techniques continually evolve. America’s first spies spent the...

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Would Trump 2.0 Be a Hawk or a Dove? March 07, 2024

Foreign policy mandarins have spent years fighting over what to make of former President Donald Trump. At heart, is he a hawk or a dove? Does he hope to be a new Nixon, capable of seeking detente with enemies despite (or even because of) his mean str...

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