The Beijing Consensus: Kim, Putin, and Xi Forge a New Path
A new "Beijing Consensus" may be forged next week as North Korean leader Kim Jong Un meets with his Russian and Chinese counterparts. The...
Trump’s Grand Strategy: A Self-Reliant Europe and a Less-Nuclear World
President Donald Trump's grand strategy appears to have two key pillars: fostering a more self-reliant Europe to handle regional security like in Ukraine, and...
The Blockade Tightens: Israel’s Strategy to Strangle the Houthi War Effort
Beyond the fiery explosions of the airstrikes, a quieter and more systematic element of Israel's strategy is tightening its grip: the imposition of an...
The Clock Resets on Ukraine Conflict as Trump Imposes New Deadline
The diplomatic clock on the Ukraine conflict has been reset. President Donald Trump has imposed a new, urgent deadline of two weeks, transforming a...
The Momentum Game: Can US Assertiveness Overcome Russian Resistance?
The current diplomatic standoff over the Ukraine summit is fundamentally a "momentum game." The United States is trying to create an unstoppable forward momentum...
European Superpower Summit Convenes to Block Trump’s Putin Accommodation
An emergency European superpower summit is convening in Washington to block what leaders perceive as President Trump's dangerous accommodation with Vladimir Putin that could...