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The U.S. Should Avoid a Direct Military Confrontation…
Tehran wants a war. President Trump should show restraint.The Iranian government’s recent announcement that it…
Book Review: The Hell of Good Intentions: America’s…
Stephen M. Walt offers a character study of three U.S. administrations and the vast network of think tanks and…
Hungary’s Relationship with Russia Poses a Risk…
As the conflict between Russia and Ukraine enters its fifth year, another Eastern European state is appearing on…
Russia Faces Rising Costs 5 Years After Crimea’s…
For the Kremlin, Crimea is a suitcase without a handle.
The Crimean Peninsula may have strategic significance for…
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…
India’s Strategy for Regional Hegemony Depends on…
India's role in Southeast and Central Asia is being shaped through Afghanistan.Many countries, both regional and…
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…
Russia Returns to Afghanistan
On November 9, the Kremlin hosted representatives of the Afghan government and the Taliban in Moscow.
Afghanistan…
How Chinese Exceptionalism Fuels an Expansionist Foreign…
China’s approach to international relations and foreign policy has been shaped by its geopolitical history.…
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…
As Russia Identifies as a Eurasian Power, It Turns Away…
The relationship between Russia and the E.U. is at its lowest point since the Cold War.The E.U. first decided to…
Russian Expansionism is a Consequence of Geography
Geographically, Russia's defining trait was its indefensibility.
Russia has been threatened by invasions for…