Cynthia Cook: Russia’s unprovoked invasion of Ukraine puts the necessity for European resilience into sharper focus and argues for a new framing of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization’s (NATO) approach to resilience. While resilience is primarily a national responsibility that needs political commitment, investment, supporting policies and institutions, and prioritization, there is a strong case for […]
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Matthew P. Goodman: Late last month, U.S. commerce secretary Gina Raimondo made a valuable addition to the anthology of Biden administration speeches on China. Hers was the clearest and most persuasive presentation to date of the main strands of U.S. economic strategy toward China. Yet the speech also highlighted a few unresolved tensions and gaps in the […]
Brad McNally: Coinciding closely with the release of the National Security Strategy (NSS) was the release of the United States Coast Guard Strategy (CGS). This was the first high-level service strategy document released by the Coast Guard under new Commandant Admiral Linda Fagan. It built upon the themes of “tomorrow looks different, so will we” and “readiness, resilience, and […]
Richard L. Morningstar, András Simonyi, Olga Khakova, and Paddy Ryan: The Kremlin’s weaponization of natural gas exports to Europe as winter approaches has shattered any illusions that Russia could be a reliable supplier. Europe urgently needs to import gas from other suppliers to heat its homes and power its industry. In doing so, Europe can build a more […]
They rolled out the purple carpet. Chinese leader Xi Jinping traveled to Saudi Arabia this week for a series of summits with countries from around the Middle East, cementing over thirty energy and investment deals and basking in a good bit of pageantry courtesy of the host nation. What Xi Jinping’s Saudi Arabia visit means for the Middle […]
Karolina Hird, Kateryna Stepanenko, Riley Bailey, Grace Mappes, Layne Philipson, Yekaterina Klepanchuk, and Frederick W. Kagan: Russian President Vladimir Putin continues to discuss negotiations with Ukraine as a means of separating Ukraine from its Western supporters by portraying Kyiv as unwilling to compromise or even to engage in serious talks.During a news conference at the […]
Kitaneh Fitzpatrick, Johannah Moore, Amin Soltani, and Frederick W. Kagan: Mass protester arrests and detentions are likely impacting protest turnout.An anti-regime Iranian human rights organization estimated in November that over 18,000 Iranians had been arrested for acts of dissidence since the Mahsa Amini protest wave commenced on September 16. The regime has repeatedly promoted the […]
La libertà è un obiettivo mai completamente raggiungibile. E’ un orizzonte per il quale gli uomini di buona volontà devono lavorare insieme. La ‘libertà compiuta’, quella totale, è essenza dell’esperienza totalitaria. Noi siamo per la libertà che si compie, quella che nasce continuamente dall’evoluzione di giustizia delle nostre società. Le gravi difficoltà che vediamo in […]
The 15th edition of the World Policy Conference (WPC), organized by Ifri and chaired by its founder Thierry de Montbrial, will be held in Abu Dhabi from 9-11 December. Since its first edition in 2008, the WPC’s mission has been to reflect upon and to come up with solutions to the constant upheavals of today’s world and to […]
Emily Ferris, RUSI: The death of Belarus’s foreign minister signals the disruption of one of the few avenues that Minsk has for negotiation and contact with the West. The president’s choice for a replacement will indicate the likely future trajectory of the country’s foreign policy. Death of a Minister: Where Next for Belarusian Foreign Policy? […]
Grace Evans, RUSI: The ‘broken’ asylum system in the UK has opened the door for organised criminal groups to become intermediaries in dangerous crossings of the English Channel, risking lives and exploiting vulnerable individuals. But is spending more on border patrols an adequate response to a highly organised, systemic issue? Lucrative Business: Albanian Criminal Exploitation […]
Chatham House: The G7 has launched a partnership designed to help developing countries ‘build back better’ after COVID-19. This ambition is coming up against multiple challenges, but the pandemic created an opportunity to transform international development assistance and promote sustainable economic growth. However, the ability to mobilize private capital is limited by a trust deficit […]