The US-South Africa Relationship Will Always be Complex
South Africa and the United States occupy prominent positions on the world stage. South Africa is a regional powerhouse...
A Nation Must Think Before it Acts
The US-South Africa Relationship Will Always be Complex
A nation must think before it acts.
Categories for Analysis
Different Shades of Democracy: The Political Landscape in Poland After the Presidential Election
Less than two years ago, after the last parliamentary elections, Poland was on the minds of all of Europe...
Sweden’s Role in Baltic Defense
Sweden’s accession to NATO in 2024 and the successful completion of its first deployment to NATO’s Forward Land Forces...
Debt and Development: The Next Chapter of Chinese Investments in Central Asia
China has been a major investor and trade partner in Central Asia for some twenty-five years. For the first...
Beyond Recall: Prospects for Taiwanese Unity after July 26
Introduction If there was ever any doubt, Taiwan’s July 26 “Great Recall” election makes one thing clear: Taiwanese politics...
NATO’s Dutch Disease: Can a Wartime Mindset Survive an Injection of Resources?
At the recent summit in The Hague, NATO reaffirmed its commitment to a “new war of production.” With fresh...
President Lai Ching-te on Taiwan’s National Unity and Defense
Earlier this summer, in June 2025, President Lai Ching-te delivered the first of his “Ten Lectures on National Unity,”...
The Liberty Corridor and American Commercial Diplomacy
On the eve of the recent visit of coastal West African leaders to the White House, it was announced that a letter of intent...
Taiwan’s Recall Vote and Its Implications
On July 26, only a year and a half after the most recent general election, Taiwanese voters will once...
An Emergent US-Favored Regional Order in the Middle East and its Challenges
In the wake of Hamas’s October 7 attacks on Israel and the subsequent Israeli military campaign in Gaza and...