Standing Firm with Hong Kong Against the PRC: An Open Letter from the Committee on the Present Danger
August 30, 2019 WASHINGTON, D.C.—Twenty-six members of the Committee on the Present Danger: China today sent President Donald…
Read More »India and Australia in the Indo-Pacific
India has assumed far greater prominence in Australian strategic thinking in recent times, as a potential…
Read More »President Tsai Ing-wen of Taiwan Speaks at Columbia University
As a graduate of Columbia University where I received my PhD in 1974, I was pleased…
Read More »The French Position in the Pacific: The Potential Impact of the Momentum for Independence
Since the May 2018 visit to Australia by French President Emmanuel Macron, Australian commentators have continued…
Read More »What are Putin’s Strategic Priorities and Russia’s Strategic Dilemmas
While the European Union gears up for new leadership in the northern autumn and US President…
Read More »The Portuguese in the Persian Gulf: Hormuz, Bahrain and Mosul
Prologue: When visiting Bahrain recently, we visited the Portuguese fort. Naturally, when I returned to the…
Read More »Putin’s Revealing Financial Times Interview
Immediately before departing for the G20 summit in Japan, Vladimir Putin gave a revealing interview to…
Read More »An Update on Bahrain and Strategic Challenges: July 2019
We last wrote about Bahrain in 2011. In that piece, Richard Weitz focused on the role…
Read More »Brazil and Shaping the 21st Century Global System: The Reluctant Global Player
São Paulo saw two faces of the “New” Brazil this past week. On Thursday, June 20th,…
Read More »French Arms Exports 2018: On the Upswing
Paris – France last year won foreign orders for weapons worth a total €9.1 billion ($10.2…
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