Category: Regions
190 Articles
- The Americas
Cuba Libre: Why it is Time for a Strategic Rapprochement with Havana
At a time when great power competition with China and Russia is putting the United States’ international relationships under intense scrutiny, the U.S. faces an inconsistency…
October 25, 2024
- Europe & Central Asia
Georgia’s Parliamentary Elections: Last Chance for Tbilisi’s Euro-Atlantic Future?
Georgia’s Euro-Atlantic future is increasingly uncertain as the Georgian Dream party, seeking a fourth consecutive term in government, has aligned itself with the Russian…
October 23, 2024
- Environment and Biosecurity
- Sub-Saharan Africa
Violent Extremism in the Shadows of Climate Change: The Case of Lake Chad and Boko Haram
Resource scarcity, instability, and violent extremist groups are becoming undeniably–yet indirectly–linked and have significant implications for West Africa. Research …
October 17, 2024
- Geoeconomics & Resource Competition
- The Arctic
The Arctic Trilemma: Why The United States Must Compete for the Transpolar Sea Route
Maritime trade channels essential for America’s globalized economy lie in the crossfire of security threats. Examples abound: in the Middle East, Iran has seized ships passing…
October 5, 2024
- The Americas
Compelling Allies: How Policymakers Can Learn from the U.S. Response to Indian Extrajudicial Killings on Foreign Soil
The United States seems to have caught a particularly nasty case of ‘tail-wagging-the-dog’ syndrome. There are countless examples of U.S. allies demonstrating a high degree…
October 5, 2024
- Middle East & North Africa
Strategic Ambitions: Russia’s Deepening Military and Geopolitical Footprint in Libya
The Wagner Group’s entrenched and increasingly overt operations in Libya reflect Russia’s strategic challenge to Western influence and its ambition to solidify its geopolitical…
June 24, 2024
- The Americas
The “Coolest Dictator” and El Loco: The New Latin American Right
Across Latin America, leaders have adopted increasingly bold platforms to propel them into office. Argentinian President Javier Milei campaigned on vows of a much-needed…
June 19, 2024
- East Asia & Indo-Pacific
Borderlands on Fire: The Geopolitical Implications of Myanmar’s Civil War
February 2024 marked the third anniversary of Myanmar’s military coup, which threw the country’s nascent democracy into chaos and set off a geopolitical chain reaction across the…
June 8, 2024
- Defense
- East Asia & Indo-Pacific
Fortifying Mount Fuji: Obstacles and Opportunities for U.S.-Japan Defense-Industrial Integration
During Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida’s recent state visit in April 2024, the White House released a visionary joint statement on deepening U.S.-Japan…
May 9, 2024
- Europe & Central Asia
- Geoeconomics & Resource Competition
No Pain, No Grain: Ukraine’s Export Crisis Isn’t Over Yet
The Ukrainian “grain crisis” is not over, despite tremendous successes in increasing Ukrainian seaborne exports since the Russian military invaded Ukraine in 2022. Ukrainian…
May 4, 2024