Great Powers and Their Allies: The Experience of Global Confrontation
In the event that relations between Russia and its allies were assessed in comparison with similar practices in the United States and Europe, then...
Why two military rivals are in a ‘fight to the death’ in Sudan
Three straight days of conflict between two militarized factions have made once-quiet neighborhoods in and around the capital, Khartoum, feel like a war zone....
NATO — The Frenemy Within
During the Cold War, the insider threat to the transatlantic alliance was either infiltration by the Warsaw Pact or some form of theft. The...
China Sets Limits on Russia Relationship After Leaked Documents Raise Alarm
In one of its most explicit statements yet, China pledged to set boundaries on its increasingly-close relationship with Russia, vowing not to sell weapons...
Indonesia 2024: Coalition Manoeuvres Heading for A Single Presidential Candidate?
With the 2024 presidential and general elections (GE) just one year away, coalition fever has started in Indonesia. Under current law, the presidential and...
Why democratic countries are not prepared to support Ukraine – and some are shifting closer to Russia
After over a year of the Ukraine war, efforts at building a global consensus against Russia seem to have stalled, with many countries opting...
Intellectuals still have a key role to play in politics
According to an authoritative study of American leaders by the psychologist Dean Keith Simonton, politicians with an impressive formal education fail overall to achieve...
Central Asia’s Strained Security Architecture
The Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) is a regional military alliance in Eurasia that consists of Russia, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Armenia, and Tajikistan. The...
Tajikistan Under Rahmon’s Rule
Declared itself an independent sovereign nation on 9 September 1991 from the Soviet Union, today Tajikistan is a constitutional republic ruled by President Emomali...
What Polling Says about Politics of Trump’s Indictment
For a brief moment when Donald Trump glided through the crowd at Mar-a-Lago and ascended to a podium flanked by American flags before a...