When Havel Met Biden Far from being a project of US imperialism, NATO expansion has been a process driven by small and vulnerable countries. Oscar Clarke 29 Aug 2023 · 7 min read
The Retreat from Moscow Prigozhin’s coup attempt raises a number of questions to which there are no reassuring answers. John Lloyd 27 Jun 2023 · 8 min read
World War Z A new book by historian Ian Garner investigates how the war in Ukraine is transforming Russia into a fascist society. John Lloyd 10 May 2023 · 10 min read
Beijing’s Campus Offensive Chinese-supported student groups in the West are being used to control discussion about China, censor critics, and lead protests against invited speakers Joshua Kurlantzick 6 Apr 2023 · 5 min read
Why AUKUS Matters The deal is a belated response to the Chinese Communist Party’s mushrooming belligerence. Aaron Sarin 20 Mar 2023 · 12 min read
The Nature of the Beast Too many Western politicians continue to delude themselves about the character of Beijing’s regime. Aaron Sarin 1 Mar 2023 · 11 min read
The Ukrainian Year Ukraine has been instrumental in restoring a focus on what matters to the people and elected leaders of the West. Jesse Inman 26 Feb 2023 · 5 min read
Ukraine’s Verdun It is not just Western officials who worry that Zelensky’s determination to defend Bakhmut at all costs will cripple his army’s effectiveness. Robert Zaretsky 17 Feb 2023 · 5 min read
Mearsheimer: Rigor or Reaction? What John J. Mearsheimer gets wrong about Ukraine, international affairs, and much else besides. Matt Johnson 15 Feb 2023 · 21 min read
The White Paper Revolution China’s population has learned that its voice has real power. Aaron Sarin 21 Dec 2022 · 14 min read
Misremembering the Korean War The profound difference in quality of life on opposing sides of the 38th parallel today offers a rebuke to those who portray the US-led intervention in Korea as immoral or futile. Niranjan Shankar 29 Nov 2022 · 15 min read
Will It Be Different This Time? It is starting to look like a question of when, not if, the Islamic Republic of Iran will fall. Brian Stewart 19 Nov 2022 · 9 min read
A Single Spark In the age of the Internet, can the Sitong Bridge Warrior’s protest make a difference? Aaron Sarin 26 Oct 2022 · 6 min read
In the Shadow of the Mushroom Cloud Biden, Putin, and the Cuban Missile Crisis of 1962. Robin Ashenden 25 Oct 2022 · 15 min read
