International Arms Transfers Level Off After Years Of Sharp Growth, Says SIPRI
International transfers of major arms stayed at the same level between 2011–15 and 2016–20. Substantial increases in transfers by three of the top five arms exporters—the USA, France and Germany—were...
View ArticleThe Art of War In The Age of Peace
As for the state of the world, for some, the headlines say it all. There’s an aggressive China, a vengeful Russia, a nuclear-minded North Korea, a hostile Iran, and a disintegrating Afghanistan. All...
View ArticleKorea Was The United States’ First Forever War
For all the talk of the forever war in the Middle East, the longest U.S. war is not Afghanistan but the Korean War, which is under an indefinite cease-fire 71 years after the war began in 1950. Read...
View Article9/11, Bin Laden’s Unlikely Gift To China And Russia
The September 11 attacks both mobilized America and showed its fragility. Twenty years later, the United States is withdrawing from the Middle East. The greatest beneficiary is not the Muslim world,...
View ArticleNew India Finds An Old Role In A Changing Middle East
The logic of India’s geography is coming back into view: Even a cursory look at a map suggests the subcontinent’s natural salience for both East Asia and the Middle East. Read More Here
View ArticleThe Promise And Pitfalls Of Indian Foreign Policy
Indian Foreign Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar recently won plaudits, particularly in Muslim countries, for his confident assertion of the country’s strategic autonomy concerning the Ukraine war. But...
View ArticleHow Many Wars Can America Fight at the Same Time?
The country’s adversaries around the world may sense Washington is stretched too thin. Read More Here
View ArticleThe Five Main Drivers of Global Economic Uncertainty
The ongoing conflict in the Middle East is just one of several economic and geopolitical trends darkening the outlook for global growth. But while the immediate future seems bleak and could get...
View ArticleAs we get into 2024…
Here are links to some of the interesting stories that you might enjoy reading .. from 2023 to the Year of the Dragon. Predictions for 2024: Brace for geo-strategic impact. A look at what else will go...
View ArticleThe Next Global War
How today’s regional conflicts resemble the ones that produced World War II. Read More Here
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