Colin Gray: The Strategist’s Strategist
In February of this year, Colin S. Gray, the most consequential Anglo-American strategist of our time, died after a...
A Nation Must Think Before it Acts
Colin Gray: The Strategist’s Strategist
A nation must think before it acts.
Categories for Analysis
Double Shock: The Impact of COVID-19 and the Oil Price Collapse on Russia’s Energy Sector
A combination of a collapse in oil prices and the global pandemic has sent shockwaves through the oil industry....
America in Crisis
It is a truism in international affairs that we live in an era of rapid, often destabilizing, change. That...
The Centenary of the Treaty of Trianon Shows the Dangers of Nationalism in Europe
June 4 marks a century since the signing of the Treaty of Trianon, the forgotten cousin of the Treaty...
Russia’s Air War in Libya: A Diplomatic Gambit?
On May 27, U.S. Africa Command (AFRICOM) revealed that Russia had flown 14 MiG-29 and Su-24 fighter jets over...
On the Sidelines: Trump Gives Up the WHO—and Makes America Weaker
On May 29, U.S. President Donald Trump announced that the United States would leave the World Health Organization (WHO),...
Assessing North Korea’s COVID-19 Containment and Kim Jong-un’s Political Challenges
To contain COVID-19’s spread, North Korea has virtually shut the country’s borders, save for some limited trade. Unlike most...
China’s Two Meetings: Much Uncertainty and Few Answers
Normally, the annual meeting of China’s National People’s Congress (NPC) is a dull affair. Theoretically, the People’s Republic of...
Squaring the Circle: The Replacement of the German Luftwaffe’s Tornado
Over the last few weeks, a debate has intensified in German political and national security circles on the issue...
Social Distancing: Australia’s Relations with China
Affronts to Australia by China’s top diplomat in Canberra and the Chinese Communist Party’s Global Times newspaper reached new...