Joshua Ball

Joshua Ball is VP of Marketing at Codio and a Senior Fellow at the National Institute for Deterrence Studies. He also serves as Executive Editor of Global Security Review and in the U.S. Marine Corps Cyber Auxiliary. Joshua holds a MA of International Relations from the University of St Andrews.

105 Posts

Deterrence & Foreign PolicyForeign Policy, Georgia, Russia, Ukraine

Russian Military, Politics, and Foreign Policy

Joshua Ball

Russia's Foreign Policy and National Security Interests The natural environment of Russia gives it many advantages over many other countries. Russia has land along five different coastlines. Russia has coastlines…

Deterrence & Foreign PolicyAsia, China, Foreign Policy

Chinese Foreign Policy & National Security Interests

Joshua Ball

China's National Security Interests and Foreign Policy Chinese foreign policy has a long history of isolationism. By keeping foreigners at a distance and by strictly regulating trade, China maintained its…

DiplomacyFrance, Geopolitics, Russia, United Kingdom

Why Should France Stay in the European Union?

Joshua Ball

Elections in France are over, and the race has been decided. Out of the two final candidates: Marine Le Pen, the far-right politician who claims that France should shut its…

Defense & SecurityCrimea, Military Strategy, NATO, Ukraine

Russia’s Justification for the Annexation of Crimea

Joshua Ball

Failure to act by NATO, UN, or Western powers made Russia's non-linear invasion and subsequent annexation of Crimea legal. Russian-propagated disinformation campaigns, psychological manipulation efforts, cyber attacks on critical infrastructure, financial and…