Articles

Omens for the South Caucasus in the 2024 US Presidential Election

Intigam Mamedov • Aug 19 2024 • Articles

Beyond the US election result, the attention to the South Caucasus depends on which role the emerging regional order will play in a changing global security architecture.

Central Asia: The Last Stronghold of a Declining Russia?

Otabek Akromov • Aug 19 2024 • Articles

Moscow’s instruments of extracting political concessions in the region are gradually losing their effectiveness as the war in Ukraine continues.

The Effects of Wars: Lessons from Ukraine

Reductive approaches must be replaced with a more comprehensive integrated analysis to learn lessons essential to preventing comparable conflicts.

Between Myth and Reality: Soviet Legacies in the Russian Arctic

Alina Bykova • Aug 14 2024 • Articles

While seven of the eight Arctic states are NATO members, Russia is still a significant opponent in the region due to the size of its northern coastline and historical conditions.

Opinion – Reflecting on Hiroshima

Martin Duffy • Aug 9 2024 • Articles

The expansion of the worldwide peace movement is evidence of the continuing dialogue concerning “museums of war and peace” and Hiroshima/Nagasaki days are at the heart of that conceptualization.

Iran’s West Asian Neo-Empire: Armed and Ready

Jamsheed K. Choksy and Carol E. B. Choksy • Aug 9 2024 • Articles

The Islamic Republic and its liegemen are preparing to sustain a multifront war against the US, Israel, and Arab foes.

US-China Dynamics: Competition, Conflict or Cooperation?

Muqtedar Khan, Jiwon Nam and Amara Galileo • Aug 1 2024 • Articles

The ‘US-China Dynamics’ article series explores whether both states can be geopolitical and economic competitors, yet jointly maintain global order.

US-China Power Struggle or Peaceful Coexistence: Will it Avoid the Thucydides Trap?

Mithlesh Jayas Mukherji • Aug 1 2024 • Articles

If a rising China challenges the US in a traditional power struggle, the Thucydides Trap may play out through economic and political manoeuvring, espionage and proxy wars.

The Populist Potential of the US and its Fragile Grip on the International System

Ibrahim Enes Aksu • Aug 1 2024 • Articles

Donald Trump would likely destroy any chance of ‘sharing hegemony’ with China by bringing more instability and uncertainty into US policymaking.

Coexisting Influence: The Sino-American Competition in Europe

Spencer Whyte • Aug 1 2024 • Articles

China’s diplomatic and economic growth in Europe may stand as an example of how it may exert influence in regions not as historically and institutionally dominated by the US.

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