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Russo-Ukraine War

October 2, 2020

U.S. National Security and Ukraine: What's the Connection?

Witnesses appearing before the U. S.

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Military Strategy

October 2, 2020

Venezuela: What's the Mission, Mr. President?

The proper use of military force in international relations is the indispensable subject of strategic policy. The national interests that could be...

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Uncategorized

October 2, 2020

Fascism Has Not Returned

Were fascism to ascend again in Europe, international security would be menaced and the liberal international order be even more imperilled. However,...

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Uncategorized

October 2, 2020

The Widening Gap Between Ethics and International Relations

In 1918 prominent American philosopher James H. Tufts asked, ‘ Is there, can there be, any ethics of international relations?

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Grand Strategy

October 2, 2020

Grand Strategy: All Along the Polar Silk Road

Under Xi Jinping , China has a grand strategy to reshape the current geopolitical landscape. Xi has set out an integrated and coherent set of ideas...

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North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO)

October 2, 2020

Troubles on the 'Sea of Atlas': The Transatlantic Partnership

The relationship between Europe and the U. S.

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Grand Strategy

October 2, 2020

The Lament of the U.S. National Defence Strategy

The U. S.

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North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO)

October 2, 2020

Can the Europeans Defend Europe?

A renewed sense of urgency over European defence has come only after a cumulative series of strategic shocks. The European powers have long resisted...

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Russia

October 2, 2020

Russia, the East and the Experts

Professionals and experts are often heard with dissonance today. Two contrasting recent studies concerning European views on Russia shine a partial...

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Grand Strategy

October 3, 2020

The Trump Presidency: The End of the Post-war Global Order?

With the Trump presidency comes the prospect of the irretrievable loss of some things the strategic pundits thought would persist. Sticking to the old...

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