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New Delhi’s Foreign Policy in the Indian Ocean
Originally published on Foreign Brief by Nicholas Burkett
What's Happening?
As part of a renewed pushback against Chinese influence, India announced in February that it would allocate $361 million for aid to the Maldives, a fourfold increase from 2018-19.
Key Insights
Beijing and New Delhi are competing for influence throughout the Indian…
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India’s Strategy for Regional Hegemony Depends on Afghanistan
India's role in Southeast and Central Asia is being shaped through Afghanistan.Many countries, both regional and global powers, are working in Afghanistan to secure their interests in Southeast Asia. Afghanistan’s strategic location is of substantial value for India; increased and ongoing engagement in the country by India is likely. …
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What does Erdoğan want from the Jamal Khashoggi Murder?
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan is not known for soft rhetoric.
Erdoğan confronted former Israeli Prime Minister Shimon Peres and accused him to his face of murdering children on the beaches of Gaza. He accused the German government of “Nazi actions” when it wouldn’t allow him to campaign for his presidential referendum. He accused the…
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Russia Returns to Afghanistan
On November 9, the Kremlin hosted representatives of the Afghan government and the Taliban in Moscow.
Afghanistan has been plagued with four decades of war and conflict. Afghans are understandably wary of any notion of manufactured peace. It has been understood, to varying degrees, that a cessation of the ongoing conflict between the Taliban and…
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How Chinese Exceptionalism Fuels an Expansionist Foreign Policy
China’s approach to international relations and foreign policy has been shaped by its geopolitical history.
China's vast amounts of territory are inhabited by diverse groups of people—each with distinct cultural, political, economic, and religious traditions. Today, the Chinese Communist Party aims to forge a single, homogeneous "Chinese" national…
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Why Russia Thinks It’s Exceptional
Destiny calls upon Russia once more to face the West – or so Russians might believe.
America is not alone in projecting itself as an exceptional power and vital force for good in the world. Russia makes the same claim. That sentiment is built upon centuries of defeating invaders, as I explore in “Russia: The Story of War.” And it plays a crucial…
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As Russia Identifies as a Eurasian Power, It Turns Away from Europe
The relationship between Russia and the E.U. is at its lowest point since the Cold War.The E.U. first decided to impose sanctions in the wake of the March 2014 annexation of Crimea, which were expanded a few months later after Russia began a destabilizing hybrid war in eastern Ukraine, and after a Russian-made missile destroyed Malaysia Airlines…
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Russian Expansionism is a Consequence of Geography
Geographically, Russia's defining trait was its indefensibility.
Russia has been threatened by invasions for centuries. The country’s western borders have always been distinctly vulnerable, with no mountain ranges, bodies of water, or other geographical features to serve as natural defenses.
The European landmass that borders western Russia is…
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Russia Wants a Deal with the United States on Cyber Issues. Why Does Washington Keep Saying No?
On at least three occasions in the last two years, Russia has proposed cybersecurity cooperation with the United States only to be told no. Here are three reasons why.
Earlier this month, Russian business daily Kommersant reported that the Kremlin proposed to cooperate with the United States to prevent "cyberattacks on critical infrastructure,"…
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Millennials Are Over U.S. Domination of World Affairs
Editor's Note:The opinions expressed in this article are the author's own and do not reflect the views of Global Security Review.
Millennials are not into the ‘We are the greatest country’ idea.
Millennials, the generation born between 1981 and 1996, see America’s role in the 21st century world in ways that, as a recently released study shows,…
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It Might Be Time to Rethink Western Sanctions on Russia
Following the annexation of Crimea in 2014 and the destabilization of eastern Ukraine, western countries initiated a coordinated response, imposing substantial economic sanctions on Russia.
The sanctions imposed by the European Union, the United States, Canada, and their allies were targeted against a host of Russian individuals, officials, banks,…
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Increasing Divergences Amongst Transatlantic Partners
A meeting between transatlantic allies has rarely been met with such anticipation as the recently concluded NATO summit in Brussels.
The tone of the summit was set well in advance following President Trump’s criticism of NATO members failing to spend 2% of the GDP on defense expenditure. The United States, in this regard, has been contributing the…
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