Foreign Policy

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…

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,"…

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,…

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,…

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…

Governments worldwide will face considerable challenges over the next decade as the international order is restructured. The legitimacy and authority of governments and institutions across the globe will the called into question. All forms of government in every region will face increasing tensions both domestic and foreign. In the short-term,…

The international world order continues to face unprecedented strain with the growth of right-wing political movements in the United States, the European Union and revisionist countries, such as Russia and China, making more aggressive moves to alter the traditional balance of power. As a result, these changes have unsettled the strategic political…

The longstanding name dispute between Macedonia (FYROM) and Greece may be at an end. Over the past few weeks, turmoil has engulfed the two countries of Greece and Macedonia – all over a simple name change. The debate over Macedonia’s name is a point of contention between both countries and has been for many years. However, on June 20, 2018,…

There is nothing new about the European Union’s lack of ability to agree on a single solution to any particular policy proposal. Should policies be localized or enforced at a European level? What should the rules be on migration and business deals with other countries? European leaders have often been stymied by these kinds of questions. In the…

Washington will need to identify and commit to specific goals in the Indo-Pacific if this geographic and strategic approach is to be successful. The Donald J. Trump administration has adopted the term Indo-Pacific to describe its larger strategic area of interest across the pan-Asian region. Fully realizing this strategy’s potential will require…

After the annexation of Crimea four years ago, Russia has completed construction of the Kerch Strait Bridge connecting Crimea to Russia. The twelve-mile-long bridge (19 kilometers) connects Russia and Crimea by both road and rail. The road portion officially opened on May 15, with the rail portion slated for completion in 2019. The bridge was…

The 20th century is littered with failed global experiments. The British Empire roared into the century with the wind at its back, only to fall apart. The Russian Revolution promised to inaugurate a century of communist insurgency, but that dream, too, expired. Of all the global projects afoot in 1900, only two really survived to the century’s end.…