Strategic studies
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Turkey’s Tough 2021
For Turkey, 2021 was a year marked by its plummeting currency, soaring inflation, and destructive climate change events. The terrible…
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TRANSFORMING TURKEY’S ROLE IN THE MIDDLE EAST: FROM A «BESIEGED FORTRESS» TO A SYSTEM OF «SMART ALLIANCES»
Today, the Middle East is in the stage of continuing geopolitical transformation: the «concert of the Arab powers» (Syria –…
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Anxiety geopolitics: Hybrid warfare, civilisational geopolitics, and the Janus-faced politics of anxiety
Abstract Working at the intersection of political geography and international relations, this article does two things. First, it theorises the…
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Why Ukraine’s Fight Against Corruption Scares Russia
Building democracy is not an easy task. Doing so while defending against the aggression of a neighboring country makes the…
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A Decade of the Kim Jong Un Doctrine
This month, North Korean Supreme Leader Kim Jong Un marks a decade since he succeeded his father, Kim Jong Il,…
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Iran Can’t Afford to Delay a Deal
To appreciate the significance of a nuclear deal revival for Iran, one need only cast a cursory glance at the…
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Washington Runs on Interns
By Robbie Gramer, Anna Weber There was a point in the spring of 2016 when Carlos Mark Vera reached his limit. Like…
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The United States Can’t Afford Another Vague National Security Strategy
In Crimea, Russia engineered annexation through its little green men. In the South China Sea, China has used its paramilitary…
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NATO looking at holistic path to boost cyber defense arsenal
STUTTGART, Germany – NATO is moving into 2022 determined to increase its cyber defense posture, investing in new capabilities, refreshing…
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The Future of NATO’s Strategic Concept
2022 will bring two major diplomatic events for the trans-Atlantic community. First, in March, the European Union will adopt its…
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Russia and China are Already Winning the Nuclear Arms Race
The United States has experienced a nearly unbroken string of catastrophic intelligence failures in the last eighty years. The Japanese…
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America Cannot Take On China And Russia Simultaneously
In a previous article, “Russia and China are Already Winning the Nuclear Arms Race,” I discussed the dangers to U.S.…
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