Ian Johnson, Foreign Affairs
Merkel's Successor Must Revive Germany's Moribund China Policy
James Zogby, The National
The president needs to get the Tunisian economy back on track while he enjoys broad public support
Kelly Hammond, Newlines
The Ottomans admired the rapid modernization and transformation that had taken place in Japan after the Meiji Restoration in 1868, which was nothing short of a massive political, social and economic revolution that kick-started Japan's modernization. As the Japanese Empire ascended to a dominant position in the Pacific, its interests came into increasing conflict with another imperial latecomer — the U.S.
Matthew Karnitschnig, Politico EU
He may have stepped down as Austrian chancellor, but the one-time wunderkind will still wield considerable power.
Robert Tyler, CapX
When David Cameron announced his intention to renegotiate the UK's position inside the European Union, Poland was one of the first countries to express its support.
Philipp Rotmann, Internationale Politik Quarterly
The German political class needs to ask itself some tough questions about how it navigated the challenging choices in Afghanistan over the past 20 years.
Peter Van Buren, The American Conservative
Joe Biden's China policy is unnecessarily adversarial. It is impractical and dangerous. It plays out as if it is being run by WWII reenactors.
War on the Rocks
Grand strategy can be a vexing term. While many people understand grand strategy to be an important expression of the way in which countries wield their power, there can often be confusion as to exactly what the term "grand strategy" encompasses.
Therese Shaheen, National Review
The U.S. should move from strategic ambiguity to strategic coherence.
Hayley Channer, Lowy Interpreter
The Australia-Korea relationship is in its sixtieth year, and although trade, historic and strategic links are strong, security cooperation is less advanced. Earlier this year, on the sidelines of the G7 Summit in Cornwall, the two countries agreed in-principle to elevate their relationship to...
Anna Arutunyan, M-Times
A vibrant new compilation of essays, art and fiction presents visions of what lies ahead.
Tim Gosling, Balkan Insight
While the billionaire populist's ANO party still has a chance to cling to power thanks to the backing of President Milos Zeman, the head of state's hospitalisation on Sunday has cast huge uncertainty over the formation of the next government.
C.Buckley & S. Myers, NYTimes
The 25 Chinese fighter jets, bombers and other warplanes flew in menacing formations off the southern end of Taiwan, a show of military might on China's National Day, Oct. 1. The incursions, dozens upon dozens, continued into the night and the days that followed and surged to the highest numbers ever on Oct. 4, when 56 warplanes tested Taiwan's beleaguered air defenses.
David Sheppard, Financial Times
Supply shortfalls and an over-reliance on volatile imports are contributing to record prices.
Kyle Mizokami, 1945
The Soviet Union was one of the largest, most industrial proficient countries the world has ever seen. Yet for all of its engineering talent and manufacturing capacity, during the seventy-four years the USSR existed it never fielded a true real aircraft carrier. The country had several plans to build them, however, and was working on […]
Fred Kaplan, Slate
As the U.S. disengages, Iran and Saudi Arabia start talking.
Manaswini Ramkumar, WOTR
A week after the attack on the U.S. Capitol, the joint chiefs of staff issued a memorandum to the joint force condemning the assault on Congress and the constitutional process. They re-affirmed Joe Biden's electoral victory and re-iterated their commitment to protecting and defending the constitution against all enemies, foreign and domestic. This re-iteration came on the heels of another. In the summer of 2020, senior military leaders in the...
Rick Joe, The Diplomat
Despite the Indian Navy's head start in the 1990s, China's carrier capabilities and virtually all carrier-relevant industries have overtaken India's in scale and sophistication.
Alexander Wooley, Foreign Policy
Wen-Ti Sung, Worldcrunch
China has been flying a record number of military aircrafts into Taiwan's "air defense identification zone" in recent days, heightening regional concerns about the risk of military escalation or even an outright war.
