Weekly International
Press Brief
September
28 : IX - 02 : X : 2020
US Presidential Election
> First US Presidential Debate – Five Key Questions Answered
> Large-scale political unrest is unlikely, but not impossible
> A Foreign Policy for the Day After Trump
Nagorno-Karabakh Conflict
> A hill here, a village there: Nagorno-Karabakh and the salami-slicing wars
> Is Peace Possible Between Armenia and Azerbaijan?
> Armenia-Azerbaijan War: Military Dimensions of the Conflict
Belarus Protests
> Planning for Belarus After Lukashenko
> How a Dictator Became Vulnerable
Brexit
> Finding Britain’s role in a changing world: Protecting the UK’s ability to defend its value
> Le drame du Brexit n’est pas encore terminé
> A Terrible Border Is Reborn? Ireland And A No-Deal Brexit
Sri Lanka
> Political Upheaval in Sri Lanka
> No Accountability for War Crimes in Sri Lanka
European Migration Pact
> Uncertain solidarity: Why Europe’s new migration pact could fall apart
> Perceiving Migration Crises: A View from the European Neighbourhood
> Malta, Italy, and Mediterranean Migration
> Deciphering the European Union’s New Pact on Migration and Asylum
Eastern Mediterranean Tensions
> How to Defuse Tensions in the Eastern Mediterranean
> European Foreign Policy Is Drowning in the Mediterranean
30 years of german reunification
> Since reunification, Germany has had its best 30 years. The next 30 will be harder
> Germany's Reunification, Thirty Years Later
> Gorbachev Was Right About German Reunification
Terrorism
> Incompatible Bedfellows: UN Peace Operations and Counterterrorism
> Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan Factions Reunited for ‘Holy War’ Against Islamabad
> Making The U.S. Military’s Counter-Terrorism Mission Sustainable
USA
> Nuclear War with North Korea Shouldn’t Be an Option
> The United States in Russia’s Public Opinion and Contemporary Political Thought
China
> The Unfinished Chinese Civil War
> People's Liberation Army Operational Concepts
> There Never Was a Cold War China
Russia
> Russia’s nuclear doctrine moves the focus from non-Western threats
> Moscow's Perspective: The West Is Responsible for Navalny’s Poisoning
European Union
> The EU must overhaul its farming policy to save the Green Deal
> A proposal for a public infrastructure leasing entity for Europe
> Une Union toujours plus géopolitique ?
Middle East
> How Palestinians agreed on elections
> A Pit(i)less Blame Game at the Beirut Port of Institutional Corruption
> Middle East and North Africa: Terrorism and Conflicts
> Qatar’s Looming Decisions on LNG Expansion
Latin America
> What Went Right (and Wrong) in Latin America’s Anti-Corruption Fight?
> Bolivia: ¿vuelve el MAS al poder?
> What Venezuela’s Henrique Capriles Really Wants
> Washington’s ‘Blind Eye’ Toward Human Rights Abuses in Latin America
Asia
> Southeast Asia is Rushing Headlong Toward an ‘Asian Fall’
> What a China+1 Policy Might Look Like for Japan?
> Reimagining India’s Engagement with BIMSTEC
> Winning Strategic Competition in the Indo-Pacific
> The lull before the storm: the worst may be yet to come in the Korean Peninsula
Oceania
> Australia must demand answers on Asian Development Bank funding in Papua New Guinea
> The Australia–India Strategic Partnership: Accelerating Security Cooperation In The Indo–Pacific
Africa
> Safeguarding Democracy in West Africa
> Covid-19 and Africa’s Recession: How Bad Can It Get?
> Three African Countries Brace for Potential Election Turmoil
> In the shadow of a liberation war
Arctic
> Arctic Matters: Sino-Russian Dynamics
> Phantom Peril in the Arctic
Essay
> Why Europe Wins
Books & Reviews
> A World Safe for Democracy: Liberal Internationalism and the Crises of Global Order [excerto]
> ‘Abe: Abraham Lincoln in His Times,’ by David S. Reynolds: An Excerpt
> Rethinking the Liberal World Order
> Our Most Vulnerable Election
Weekly International
Press Brief
July
27 - 31 : VII : 2020
US-China Tensions
> U.S.-China confrontation is like nothing we’ve seen before
> Yes, to balance China, let’s bring Russia in from the cold
> Mike Pompeo Just Declared America’s New China Policy: Regime Change
Transatlantic Relations
> Trans-Atlantic Ties Should Put Finance, Not Security, First
> Trump’s Troop Move Is 21st-Century Strategy
EU: Recovery Fund
> Europe’s Expensive Coronavirus Summit
> The European Council and Europe's Magic Lantern
> Is the EU Council agreement aligned with the Green Deal ambitions?
US Presidential Election
> Trump Is the Election Crisis He Warns About
> Here’s How Biden’s Possible VP Picks Stack Up on Foreign Policy
Turkey
> The Mosque, the Dam, and Erdogan’s Widening Culture War
> The New Turn in Turkey’s Foreign Policy in the Middle East
> Damaging judicial impartiality
EU-Africa
> The inevitable partner: Why Europe needs to re-engage with Africa
> Implications of COVID-19 for a new Africa–Europe Strategic Partnership
> Refocusing the Africa-EU strategy
Terrorism
> The Tactics and Targets of Domestic Terrorists
> Boko Haram’s Expansionary Project in Northwestern Nigeria
USA
> The American-style Covid-19 recession
> America Must Become a World Model Again
> The Third Neighbor: Can America Live With Putin's Russia?
China
> Post-COVID, China Set to Gain in Central Asia
> Can China’s Military Win the Tech War?
> China’s Eurasian Ambitions
Russia
> Russia’s Permanent Revolution of Dignity
> Russie: les patrons de l’énergie face aux sanctions occidentales
> Why the anti-Putin protests in Russia’s eastern city are something new
> Networks and Links: Why Russia’s Infrastructure is Holding Back its Pivot to Asia
European Union
> Europe's helpless foreign policy
> Vers la fin de l’Union européenne ou son renouveau ?
> The Future of the E3: Post-Brexit Cooperation Between the UK, France and Germany
> The Impact of Monetary Policy on Structural Reforms in the Euro Area
Middle East
> Tarhuna, Mass Graves, and Libya’s Internationalized Civil War
> The UAE in Libya and Yemen: Different Tactics, One Goal
> The End of the Middle East’s Trickle-Down Economy
> Assessing Iraqi Kurdistan's stability: how patronage shapes conflict
> Regional Power United Arab Emirates
Latin America
> ¿Qué hacer ante el órdago electoral en Venezuela?
> Perú: reforma política y elecciones
> Needed: Latin Leadership for a New Inter-American System
> Bolivia: A Pivotal Moment for Populism and the Pandemic Response
Asia
> Could ASEAN move the region beyond the US–China dynamic?
> Resuming of a Frozen Conflict: Escalating Tensions on the Azerbaijani-Armenian Border
> Which Side Would the U.S. Public Choose in an India-China Conflict?
> How COVID-19 is Changing Indian Federalism
Europe
> Why Ukraine Really Is On the Road to Reform
> A Revival of the Left in the Age of Coronavirus?
Africa
> Covid-19 is accelerating multilateralism in Africa
> Elections in Côte d’Ivoire: President Ouattara’s Dilemma
> Kenya’s electoral authoritarianism
Democracy & Authoritarianism
> Can Elections Be Credible During a Pandemic?
> The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse: Populism, Nativism, Isolationism, and Protectionism
Space
> Russia’s Behaviour Risks Weaponizing Outer Space
> La militarización del espacio, ¿hacia una carrera de armas en la atmósfera?
> The Assumptions of the New U.S. “Defense Space Strategy”
Technology and international relations
> Europe, The Us And Huawei: Do Hang Up!
Religion
> Religion and Forced Displacement in the Eastern Orthodox World
Books & Reviews
> Turkey in Transition: The Dynamics of Domestic and Foreign Politics [Introduction]
> El ascenso al poder de Mohammed bin Salmán
> Les années 1990, un continent inexploré
Weekly International
Press Brief
July
13 - 17 : VII : 2020
Iran between the Nuclear & New Alliances
> The Importance of Ending the Arms Embargo: What Is Iran's Plan?
> How Iran’s Oil Infrastructure Gambit Could Imperil the Strait Of Hormuz
> A pragmatic partnership: Why China and Iran try to collaborate
Poland Election
> Presidential Elections in Poland: Politically toxic, legally dubious
> What Poland’s Presidential Election Means for the EU
> Poland under Duda: A divided country, dividing Europe
EU-India Summit
> Reflections on the EU-India Summit: Some small steps towards breaking a pattern of unrequited love?
> In times of strategic confusion, deeper dialogue is a must
> EU-India Relations Set For A New Era
USA-China Relations
> The US-China Cold War Has Already Started
> Getting Real About the Thucydides Trap
West Bank’s Annexation
> Framing an EU Response to Israel’s Annexation of the West Bank
> Don’t Give Up on the Two-State Solution
Lebanon’s Challenges
> Capitalizing on the Pandemic: Party Responses and the Need for Grassroots Organizing in Lebanon
> Hezbollah Sees an Opportunity in COVID-19
Terrorism
> Making sense of resilience in the Boko Haram crisis
> The EU’s external action on counter-terrorism: Development, structures and actions
USA
> Why time is running out for Trump’s reelection
> The race for Biden’s foreign policy agenda
> Will the Black Lives Revolution Change the Country or Just a Street Name?
China
> China’s Military Modernisation: Recent Trends
> China’s global investment vanishes under COVID-19
> Why now? Understanding Beijing’s new assertiveness in Hong Kong
Russia
> East Ukraine’s European roots and the myths of Putin’s Russian World
> How Improved US-Russian Relations Could Weaken Putin’s Case for Remaining in Kremlin Until 2036
> The Oil Price Crash: Will the Kremlin’s Policies Change?
European Union
> The EU Budget as an Opportunity in the Crisis
> The big engine that might: How France and Germany can build a geopolitical Europe
> Raising Europe’s Global Role Starts at Home
> The legacy of Potsdam: the future of EU-UK security relations after Brexit
> How to make EU bonds a safe(r) European asset
Middle East
> Political Instability Deepens in Tunisia
> Egypt’s Military Limitations: Cairo’s Options to Defend Eastern Libya
> The New Turn in Turkey's Foreign Policy in the Middle East: Regional and Domestic Insecurities
Latin America
> Corona Crisis and Political Confrontation in Brazil
> La geopolítica alimentaria, Mercosur y China
Asia
> Singapore’s Election: The PAP Triumphs, But Long-Term Trends Suggest a Viable Opposition
> Taiwan tiptoes in cross-strait relations
> Sri Lanka Headed for Elections: Democracy in Distress?
> ASEAN economic prospects amid emerging turbulence
> Strategic Competition: Why Pakistan Matters
Africa
> The (un)surprising effectiveness of African mediation efforts
> Tanzania’s former foreign minister prepares to take on Magufuli
> Ending the Dangerous Standoff in Southern Somalia
> What data tells us about COVID-19, security and regional peace operations in Africa
North America
> López Obrador’s Washington visit played straight into Trump’s hands
> Mexique-États-Unis: Tiangui mexicain à la Maison-Blanche
NATO
> How NATO Can Avoid a Strategic Decoupling in the Eastern Mediterranean
> NATO Needs a Tactical Readiness Initiative
Global Health
> Access to COVID-19 Vaccines and Medicines – a Global Public Good
> The Politics of a COVID-19 Vaccine
Democracy & Authoritarianism
> The Pandemic Could Be the Crisis Liberalism Needed
> Global Democracy & Covid-19: Upgrading International Support
Political Economy
> A Future History of Capitalism
> How the pandemic is changing the economy
Essay
> The United States Needs a New Foreign Policy
Books & Reviews
> Political Repression in Bahrain [Author Q&A / Excerpt]
> Twilight of Democracy by Anne Applebaum review – when politics ends friendships
> The Herculean Effort to Build an American Army
> This Land Is Not Your Land: The Ethnic Cleansing of Native Americans
> Are We Overreacting on Climate Change?
Weekly International
Press Brief
July
29 : VI - 03 : VII : 2020
Hong Kong
> Hong Kong: prendre la mesure du choc
> Hong Kong: The finishing blow
> English translation of the Law of the People's Republic of China on Safeguarding National Security in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region
German EU Council presidency
> Five points to make the EU stronger
> Playing Pick-Up-Sticks in Libya
> La crise libyenne – le triangle Russie-Turquie-France
Afghanistan
> This Time, Russia Is in Afghanistan to Win
> The ‘Spies and Commandos’ of Afghanistan
West Bank Annexation
> Palestine on the Brink of Crisis
Terrorism
> European Union Terrorism Situation and Trend Report (TE-SAT) 2020
> From fringe to mainstream: The extreme rightwing in Europe
> Takuba: A New Coalition for the Sahel?
Great Powers
> Balancing act: Major powers and the global response to US-China great power competition
> Everyone Misunderstands the Reason for the U.S.-China Cold War
USA
> The Vision Thing: Is Grand Strategy Dead?
> Evaluating House Democrats’ new climate change report
China
> COVID-19 accelerates China’s political economic transformation
> What’s Behind China’s ‘Street-Stall Economy’ Discussion?
> Xi Jinping’s Internal Great Wall
> Emperor Xi reinvents Chinese Checkers: Only CPC Wins
Russia
> Lower Thresholds, Greater Ambiguity
> Expert Opinions on Russia’s Basic Nuclear Deterrence Principles
> La Russie et l’Amérique latine au XXIe siècle: un rapprochement difficile
> Russia’s Poseidon poser for arms control and naval defence
European Union
> Why the UK Has Taken Foreign Policy Out of Brexit Negotiations
> Emerging stronger from the crisis
> Suspension of EU funds for breaches of the rule of law – a dose of tough love needed?
> Alemania, 1990-2020: continuidad, centrismo y progresismo conservador
Middle East
> A return to Africa: Why North African states are looking south
> Why are most Arabs so prepared to trust the military?
> Risk Perception and Appetite in UAE Foreign and National Security Policy
> Rethinking Peace in Yemen
Latin America
> Elecciones presidenciales dominicanas: fin de época (¿y hegemonía?) en la República Dominicana
> Brazil and the economics of the virus
> Radiografía de la boliburguesía, la casta que se adueñó de Venezuela
> Argentina’s Opposition Has a Dilemma
Europe
> The Map of Political Forces in Today’s Ukraine
> Las elecciones generales en Serbia y el futuro de Kosovo
Asia
> Nuclear Strategy in South Asia: A Facade of Peace between India and Pakistan
> Religion and the Secular State in Kyrgyzstan
> Southeast Asian democracies in declining health amid Covid-19
> Another Act against democracy in the Philippines
Oceania
> Kiribati: une victoire d’influence pour la Chine dans le Pacifique
> New Zealand’s Quiet China Shift
> Australia’s serious strategic update
Africa
> What role for the AU as Somalia prepares for elections?
> Mozambique’s Insurgency Is a Regional Problem
> Malawi’s Re-Run Election is Lesson for African Opposition
> America should welcome a discussion about NATO’s nuclear strategy
> What Poland wants when it comes to US troops
Democracia & Autoritarismo
> Psychology of Authoritarianism
> How Democracies Can Win the Information Contest
Transatlantic Relations
> Is COVID-19 a Game Changer for Transatlantic Narratives on China?
Essay
> The Burden of Being Part of History
Books & Reviews
> The Nine Lives of Modernization Theory
> Rigged: America, Russia and 100 Years of Covert Electoral Interference by David Shimer - review
Weekly International
Press Brief
June
08 - 12 : VI : 2020
Post Covid-19 International Order
> The Pandemic and Political Order
> Welcome Back to Kissinger’s World
> Middle Powers After the Middle Power Moment
> Why a new Yalta wouldn’t end the malaise between the West and Russia
USA Protests’
> The George Floyd Protests: A Global Rallying Cry for Democracy
> A New Civil Rights Movement Is a Foreign Policy Win: This Is What Democracy Looks Like
> Trump’s Threat to Use the Military Against Protesters: What to Know
China-USA
> For the US and China, Thucydides’ Trap Is Closing
> Could War on Huawei Lead to War With China?
> China toys with a new propaganda technique: Irony
Transatlantic Relations & European Defense
> Trump’s Sudden Troop Withdrawal From Germany
> Will U.S. Troop Pullouts Accelerate European Defense Integration?
> Withdrawing 9,500 troops from Germany will be costly for U.S.
Sudan in Transition
> UN Security Council Walks Tightrope with Creation of New Mission in Sudan
> Multiplying crises: The coronavirus in Sudan
> Notes on post-revolutionary Sudan
Brazil
> Brazilians Die, Bolsonaro Shrugs
> A Nightmare Scenario in Brazil’s Institutional Crisis
> Why America’s Protests Resonate So Deeply in Brazil
Burundi
> Pierre Nkurunziza's Death and the Future of Burundi
> I cry, not for Nkurunziza, but for the lives he broke
> Transition and continuity in Burundi
Brexit
> The Geopolitics of Post-Brexit Britain
> EU-UK negotiations: no need to panic (yet)
Libya’s Conflict
> The Cairo Declaration is a false resolution to Libya's conflict
> Libya’s Legitimacy Crisis: Hostage to the Skhirat Agreement
Terrorism
>The Controller: How Basil Hassan Launched Islamic State Terror into the Skies
> Violent extremism in Africa: Popular assessments from the ‘Eastern Corridor’
> Terrorism in Afghanistan: A Joint Threat Assessment
USA
> The Self-Defeating Executive Order Against the International Criminal Court
> The pandemic adds significantly to the risk of a contested result and a constitutional crisis
> Exceptionalism Is Killing Americans: An Insular Political Culture Failed the Test of the Pandemic
China
> Rise of e-RMB: Geopolitics of China’s Digital Currency
> On the Yunnan-Rakhine Corridor
> Covid-19 and its aftermath: Impact on China’s soft power
Russia
> Double Shock: The Impact of COVID-19 and the Oil Price Collapse on Russia’s Energy Sector
> Russian Policy on Nuclear Deterrence
> Russian Economic Sovereignty in the COVID-19 Age
> Pandemic Blasts Change Through Russia’s Church
European Union
> EU Security and Defense Challenges: Toward a European Defense Winter?
> Friends in Need: The Corona Pandemic Changes the Landscape of Groups and Coalitions in the EU
> Is the COVID-19 crisis an opportunity to boost the euro as a global currency?
> Le destin de l’économie allemande est inséparable de celui de l’Europe
> ¿Protestantes contra católicos en la UE?
Middle East
> The Oil for Security Myth and Middle East Insecurity
> Destroying Lebanon to Save It
> Geopolitical and Geoeconomic Challenges to China’s Silk Road Strategy in the Middle East
> Al Assad y la lucha fratricida por el poder en Siria
Latin America
> COVID-19 May Ultimately Strengthen Latin America’s Democracies, Not Destroy Them
> Chile: The COVID-19 catches up with President Sebastián Piñera
> Cuba: crisis económica, sus causas, el COVID-19 y las políticas de rescate
> Guyana’s final hurdle
Asia
> Interpreting the India-Nepal border dispute
> Renewed Crisis on the Korean Peninsula
> The Asia Pacific’s “Age of Uncertainty”
> East Asia decouples from the United States: Trade war, COVID-19, and East Asia's new trade blocs
Africa
> Decentralisation Amidst Hybrid Governance: Case Of Northern Mali
> Mozambique ante la insurgencia islamista
> The DRC is riveted by a political thriller
> L’Afrique de l’Est face à la gestion du COVID-19. Un enchevêtrement de crises?
> Bridging the Divide in Ethiopia’s North
Climate Change
> From pandemics to floods: Inequality as a comorbidity
> NATO and CSDP: party and public positioning in Germany and France
> NATO: Rebranding exercise or new product launch?
Cybersecurity
> The EU’s international politics of cyberspace in an emerging post-liberal order
> Intelligence artificielle et cybersécurité
Report
> Global Peace Index 2020
Essay
> Why Are Fossil Fuels So Hard To Quit?
Books & Reviews
> Divided We Fall: What Is Tearing America Apart?
> Les violences du militantisme radical en France
> War for Eternity by Benjamin R Teitelbaum review – starstruck by Steve Bannon?
Weekly International
Press Brief
June
01 - 05 : VI : 2020
Protests in America
> The Drivers of Deadly Conflict Emerge in the U.S.
> Fury at America and Its Values Spreads Globally
> Military Prestige During A Political Crisis: Use It And You’ll Lose It
> Foreign Policy By Example: Crisis at Home Makes the United States Vulnerable Abroad
Covid 19 & International Order
> Taking stock: Where are geopolitics headed in the COVID-19 era?
> El orden internacional tras la COVID-19: estados más replegados y potencias más débiles
> ¿Podrá reinventarse el multilateralismo? El orden internacional y el coronavírus
> COVID-19: le monde d’après est déjà là…
U’s Recovery Fund
> Is democracy the missing link in EU recovery plans?
> Algunos apuntes sobre el fondo de recuperación europeo
> The Recovery Fund Faces A Tricky Passage
> Recovering a meaningful debate about Europe
Hong Kong
> What the End of One Country, Two Systems Means for Hong Kong, Taiwan and the World
> Options on Hong Kong: A Suggested NSC Memo
Brazil
> Brazil Is Suffering. Bolsonaro Isn’t
> Los frentes abiertos de Bolsonaro
> Brazil Suffers Its Own Scourge of Police Brutality
Globalization
> The Folly of Decoupling From China: It Isn’t Just Perilous—It’s Impossible
> China Is Weaponizing Globalization
Terrorism
> Lessons from the Global Counterterrorism Forum for International Cooperation on Pandemics
> La crise pandémique et les groupes armés non étatiques : l’exemple de Daech et du Hezbollah
> Le « trumpisme » en politique étrangère : vision et pratique
> Immature leadership: Donald Trump and the American presidency
> Another American first: a self-collapsing empire!
> Can Congress’ ‘Most Successful Bill’ Fix the Legislative Branch?
China
> Chinese Crisis Decision Making—Managing the COVID-19 Pandemic Part One: The Domestic Component
> Chinese defence spending in the age of COVID-19
> China after the pandemic: Insecurity spills over to contradictory foreign policy actions
> China's Arctic Strategy In Iceland And Greenland
Russia
> Mutations, ambitions et limites de la culture stratégique russe contemporaine
> Decoding Russia’s Official Nuclear Deterrence Paper
> Forward to the Past? New/Old Theatres of Russia’s International Projection
> Pakistan’s Role in Russia’s Greater Eurasian Partnership
European Union
> Five ways that the coronavirus should transform the EU
> Des défis et contraintes d'une "Commission géopolitique" pour une souveraineté européenne
> Brexit: How “No Deal” became the bookies’ favourite
> Uniformity and Differentiation in the Fundamentals of EU Membership
> EU-China trade and investment relations in challenging times
Middle East
> From risk to opportunity: Local governance in the southern Mediterranean
> Two Paths to Dominance: Military Businesses in Turkey and Egypt
> Successes and shortcomings: How Algeria’s Hirak can inform Lebanon’s protest movement
> A new Gaza: Turkey’s border policy in northern Syria
Latin America
> Colombia y la crisis venezolana: una estrategia fallida
> Puntos para una agenda política en América Latina
> Four Urgent Questions on Bolivia’s Election
> Honduras’ opposition needs to learn from its mistakes
> Nuevas incertidumbres y posibilidades en el tablero colombiano
Asia
> China and Japan’s Island Dispute
> The Endangered Asian Century: America, China, and the Perils of Confrontation
> COVID-19 Presents Fresh Challenges to a Struggling Central Asia
> Vietnam’s party politics back on centre stage
> Timor-Leste’s New Kingmakers
Africa
> States, Not Jihadis, Exploiting Corona Crisis In West Africa
> Au Malawi, un scrutin qui dure depuis un an
> Does the Sahel really need more AU troops?
> Le Kenya, un acteur régional majeur
Alliances
> Understanding the Iran-Venezuela Relationship
Transatlantic Relations
> Trump's Covid-19 Response Is Deepening The Transatlantic Rift
> NATO’s role in a transatlantic strategy on China
> The U.S.-China Race and the Fate of Transatlantic Relations
International Security
> La multipolarité nucléaire : mythes et réalités de la compétition
> The Post-INF European Missile Balance: Thinking About NATO’s Deterrence Strategy
Essay
> History Will Judge the Complicit
Books & Reviews
> The World: A Brief Introduction [excerpt]
Weekly International
Press Brief
May
25 - 29 : V : 2020
Hong Kong in Turmoil
> Is Hong Kong Still Autonomous? What to Know About China’s New Laws
> Hong Kong Calls. Can Europe Respond?
Multilateralism
> The Coronavirus Must Push Europe to Rescue Multilateralism
> How to repair multilateralism after covid-19
Tensions at the South China Sea
> Preventing a Clash in the South China Sea
> Chinese Coercion in the South China Sea: Resolve and Costs
Post Covid-19 International Order
> The End of World Order and American Foreign Policy
Syria’s Conflict
> Syrie – la maison Assad ébranlée
> Syria's Constitutional Committee Is Not About the Constitution
Open Skies Treaty
> How a US withdrawal from the Open Skies Treaty would benefit the Kremlin
> The Open Skies Treaty and prospects for European confidence-building measures
> U.S. Withdrawal From Open Skies Bolsters Case for New Strategic Regime
Israeli Government
> Israel’s New Government Is a Many-Headed Hydra
> Israel Coalition: Third Time Lucky or Same Old Story
Belarusian election
> The least predictable Belarusian election in decades
Israel & Palestinian
> Years of dereliction has left the PLO facing annexation without a plan
> How Should the PA Respond to the US-Israeli Annexation Plan?
Non-Proliferation
> Planète nucléaire: le TNP à l’épreuve de la Covid-19
> COVID-19 has given the 2020 NPT Review Conference a reprieve. Let’s take advantage of it
> Learning From the 2015 NPT Review Conference
International Economy
> COVID-19’s reality shock for external-funding dependent emerging economies
> Lessons from China: This is how COVID-19 could affect globalization
Terrorism
> Al Qaeda and ISIS Had a Truce in Africa—Until They Didn’t
> The Evolution of East African Salafi-jihadism
> How the coronavirus increases terrorism threats in the developing world
Great Powers
> The Coronavirus and the US-Russia-China Triangle
> Russia-China Partnership Proves Immune to Coronavirus
> Great-power competition and COVID-19
USA
> The Shape of a Real Grand Strategy
> How Violent Protests Change Politics
> The George Floyd Tragedy Is Part of a Bigger National Problem
China
> China’s revisionism: From Hong Kong to India’s borders
> The role of the National People’s Congress in China’s party-state constitutionalism
> What Do Taiwan’s People Think About Their Relationship to China?
> The Rise of Xi Jinping and China’s New Era: Implications for the United States and Taiwan
Russia
> Russia and Collective Security: Why CSTO Is No Match for Warsaw Pact
> Pandemic Heightens Need to Reset Belarus-Russia Ties
> Putin’s Hollow Power Verticals, Revealed
European Union
> A Tricky Path for Europe’s Recovery Fund
> Europe's moment: Repair and prepare for the next generation
> The End of Europe’s Chinese Dream
> A Just Transition Fund – How the EU budget can help with the transition
Middle East
> New Political Parties and the Reconfiguration of Turkey’s Political Landscape
> The Impact of the Oil Crisis on the MENA Region
> The political economy of economic policy in Iraq
> The Nonsense Of “Neo-Ottomanism”
Latin America
> The authoritarian temptation
> Uruguay, the exception to Latin America’s COVID-19 surge
> How Venezuela Should Think About Reopening Its Economy
> Inserción externa y crecimiento de la economía cubana
Asia
> The BRI in Post-Coronavirus South Asia
> Shaping South Korea’s middle-power future
> Why We Should Worry About China and India’s Border Skirmishes
> Nepal: Amendment to Constitution Delayed: Why?
Africa
> How Will the Coronavirus Crisis Affect Africa’s Developmental Focus?
> Creating colonial Portugal in Africa
> Will Burundi’s Disputed Election Mark a New Chapter or a Return to Violence?
> Last Month Could’ve Been a Real Turning Point for Africa-China Ties
Diaspora
> El poder de las diásporas en el siglo XXI
> The Role of Diasporic Structures in Crisis Governance During the COVID-19 Global Pandemic
War & Peace
> Peering into the Crystal Ball: Holistically Assessing the Future of Warfare
NATO
> Stronger Together: NATO’s Evolving Approach Toward China
Essay
> Britain Adrift: The United Kingdom’s Search for a Post-Brexit Role
Books & Reviews
> L'Europe doit retrouver le fil de son histoire
> Do Autocracies Really Have an Advantage over Democracies?
> A Few Good Men: Trump, the Generals, and the Corrosion of Civil-Military Relations
Weekly International
Press Brief
May
18 - 22 : V : 2020
International Order
> The United States and the New World Disorder: Retreat from Primacy
> From Wuhan to the World: How the Pandemic Will Reshape Geopolitics
> How to repair multilateralism after covid-19
> In the Post-Pandemic Cold War, America Is Losing Europe
Palestine
> The Abbas declaration: Why this time may be different
> Could the Pandemic Jump-Start National Reconciliation in Palestine?
> Palestinian Politics After Abbas
Peace Process in Afghanistan
> Taiwan’s president begins her second term with a call for unity
> China’s Provocations Around Taiwan Aren’t a Crisis
Libya
> Geostrategic Dimensions of Libya’s Civil War
> Challenges to Internationally Mediated Peace in Libya
> Moscow-Supported Forces Besieging Tripoli Retreat
Ukraine
> The Minsk Conundrum: Western Policy and Russia’s War in Eastern Ukraine
> The Uneven First Year of Zelenskiy’s Presidency
Terrorism
> To act, or not? Al-Shabaab’s response to a Covid-19 crisis in Somalia
> Extremism and Terrorism in a Time of Pandemic
> U.S. Foreign Policy for the Middle Class: Perspectives from Nebraska
> The Future of Trump’s ‘America First’ Agenda Hangs on Pompeo’s Scandals
> The Future of the Dollar: U.S. Financial Power Depends on Washington, Not Beijing
> It's Time for an America First Green New Deal
China
> L'économie et la diplomatie: les deux défis de la Chine dans le monde post-Covid-19
> Previewing China’s National People’s Congress Session
> Towards Urban Decoupling? China’s Smart City Ambitions At The Time Of Covid-19
> ¿Qué papel juega China en el mapa de la cooperación para el desarrollo?
Russia
> Centre and Periphery in Russia. Is Something Changing?
> COVID-19: A Reckoning for Russia’s Asian Energy Aims
> Sanctions Against Russia: A Look Into 2020
> 2020: el año en el que Vladimir Putin vive peligrosamente
European Union
> Pushing the EU to a Hamiltonian Moment
> How to Ensure the EU’s Rule-of-Law Monitoring Does Not Legitimize Autocracies in the Making
> Three Ways Covid-19 Will Cause Economic Divergence in Europe
> Europe Needs a Regional Strategy on Iran
> The EU’s strategic sovereignty starts in Eastern Europe
Middle East
> New Political Parties and the Reconfiguration of Turkey’s Political Landscape
> L'Arabie Saoudite face au COVID-19: l'ambition contrariée
> Don’t Overthink the Assad-Makhlouf Feud
> Weighing U.S. Troop Withdrawal from Iraq: Strategic Risks and Recommendations
Latin America
> Latin America Needs to Protect Itself From the Virus of Populism
> Democracy Delayed: COVID-19’s Effect on Latin America’s Politics
> Bolivia: coronavirus y retroceso democrático
> Guyana’s recount: patience, not sanctions
> Brazil’s Opposition Is Still Divided. Here’s Why.
Asia
> Covid Corrections: How the Pandemic Reveals the Failures of India’s Growth Model
> Taking Stock of Myanmar’s Political Transformation since 2011
> Leveraging ASEAN to respond to COVID-19
> West Papua: Looking for an opening
> Post-Pandemic Central Asia: Moving Beyond ‘Helicopter Money’
Africa
> How African countries are dealing with elections during COVID-19
> Meeting the Promise of the 2010 Constitution: Devolution, Gender and Equality in Kenya
> La stratégie économico-sécuritaire russe au Mozambique
> Risks of delaying Africa’s free trade deal
> Lockdowns, curfews and prayer: Exploring East African countries’ COVID19 response
Authoritarianism & Democracy
> State of the world 2019: autocratization surges – resistance grows
Essay
> War Is Not a Metaphor
Books & Reviews
> The Iranian Revolution at Forty [chapter 1]
> Economic policy remains hotly contested in South Africa: this detailed history shows why
> Exit from Hegemony: The Unraveling of the American Global Order
> Mussolini's War by John Gooch review – fascist dreams of the 1930s and 40s
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