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DiplomacyChina, France, Russia, United Kingdom, United Nations, United States

A new formula for the UN Security Council

Alistair Somerville

For the best part of a decade, paralysis has plagued the United Nations Security Council. Most recently, the International Rescue Committee described the Council’s response to the coronavirus as “shameful.”…

Deterrence & Foreign PolicyChina, COVID-19, European Union, Russia, United States

Will the United States Lead the Post-COVID World?

Miro Popkhadze

The coronavirus is the most significant health, security, economic, and geopolitical challenge that the world has experienced since World War Two. The global pandemic has challenged the United States’ capacity…

DiplomacyEuropean Union, Libya, Russia, Turkey

It’s Time for the EU to Lead in Libya

Agneska Bloch

Since the overthrow and killing of Muammar el-Qaddafi in 2011, Libya has been roiled by chaos and civil war. Nine years later, constant interference from external actors is adding oil…

Deterrence & Foreign PolicyChina, European Union, Russia, United States

COVID-19 Will Accelerate Consolidation of Great Power Spheres of Influence

Hashim Abid

With the fall of the Soviet Union, the entire world fell within a de-facto American sphere of influence. With the absence of a significant rival to challenge its vision of…

Economics & TradeChina, COVID-19, Cyber Security, Russia, United States

A Global Recession Will Fuel Cyber-Espionage

Mohamed ELDoh

Over the past several years, many economists (for a variety of reasons) have predicted a global recession in 2020. The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic is aggressively pushing the world into a…

EnergyEnergy Security, Europe, Russia, Turkey

Russia’s Renewed Energy Dominance in Europe

Gabriella Gricius

Although the hype surrounding the recent launch of the TurkStream pipeline and the in-progress Nord Stream 2 would have readers believe otherwise, Russian energy dominance in Europe is nothing new.…

Government & PoliticsPutin, Russia

Constitutional Reform and Presidential Term Limits in Russia

Gabriella Gricius

What will Vladimir Putin do when his presidential term ends in 2024? In his annual state-of-the-nation speech this January, Russian President Vladimir Putin called for broad changes to the Russian…

Defense & SecurityChina, North Korea, Russia, United States

Nuclear Damage Limitation in an Era of Great Power Competition

Richard Purcell

Editor's note: This is the second piece in a two-part series examining the role of damage limitation strategy in U.S. nuclear war planning. Read part one here. With the apparent…

Defense & SecurityNuclear Deterrence, Nuclear Weapons, Russia, United States

A History of Damage Limitation in U.S. Nuclear War Planning

Richard Purcell

The concept of nuclear damage limitation dates back to the early 1960s. Robert McNamara, Secretary of Defense during the Kennedy and Johnson administrations, described it as “the ability to reduce…

Deterrence & Foreign PolicyBelarus, Russia

Belarus and Russia: Fraternal Nations But Not a Union State

Gabriella Gricius

This past weekend, Russian President Vladimir Putin and Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko spent over five hours privately discussing the deepening relationship between their two countries. However, that presumably quiet and…

Defense & SecurityGeorgia, NATO, Russia, United States

NATO Membership and Georgia’s Democratic Future

Miro Popkhadze

The North Atlantic Treaty Organization is the most powerful alliance in history. Since World War Two, with American leadership, NATO has guaranteed the security, stability, and prosperity of the international order. It protected…