Dan Hannan, Washington Examiner
What does Vladimir Putin want? It is hard to read much into his flat, high-cheekboned face. The Russian despot smiles rarely, says little, and guards his privacy so ferociously that almost nothing is known about his daughters beyond their names. Still, we can perhaps make one or two inferences from what we know of his place in the world.
Farnaz Alimehri, Cairo Review
Understanding how North Korea circumvents sanctions offers key insights into the world of WMD finance—and ways to stop other would-be proliferators
John Vrolyk, War on the Rocks
It felt suspiciously like the 1973 Arab-Israeli War, and not just because of the smell of baking fuel under the relentless sun at Twentynine Palms. At the Marine Corps’ battalion-level integrated training exercise this past summer, I spent two weeks preparing for a mechanized desert war. When I participated in the same exercise in 2015, sure we spent time assaulting Soviet doctrinal positions — but also days in a mock village with role players, working through the unique challenges of counter-insurgency. Читать дальше...
Richard Gowan, WPR
Christmas is a time to revisit comforting stories and traditions. And so, this Yuletide, I feel a warmth on returning to World Politics Review to analyze the tale of the Three Magi.
Amit Chaudhuri, Guardian
uge nationwide protests, involving people of various religions, professions, castes and classes, such as haven’t been seen since the freedom struggle, took place in India last week. To understand this outpouring of rage and euphoria connected specifically to the recent Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA), and more broadly to what it means to be an Indian, we must look to the
Dan Haverty, Foreign Policy
Faced with growing calls for a united Ireland, Britain's most loyal subjects look to an uncertain future.
T. Lippman, Responsible Statecraft
We can almost hear the new mood music, the new theme song, drifting out of the royal palace in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. The tune is “You Can’t Always Get What You Want,” but it’s not the voice of Mick Jagger. It’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, coming to terms with reality.
Graham Allison, National Interest
Beijing is not just trying to master artificial intelligence—it is succeeding. AI will have as transformative an impact on commerce and national security over the next two decades as semiconductors, computers and the web have had over the past quarter century.
