Introduction Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022 marked a critical juncture where it became clear that there had ...

On July 30, 2025, as the world’s largest infrastructure deal teetered on the brink of collapse, Panama’s Comptroller General Anel Flores walked into the Supreme Court and filed two lawsuits that ...

The intensification of great power competition in the 21st century has transformed Pakistan from a peripheral actor into a central prize in the strategic rivalry between the United States and China.

Beijing’s efforts to tighten control over technology outflows are increasingly in tension with the need to sustain domestic ...

Great power competition is mushrooming beyond the old domains of land and warfare; it’s in the world of cryptocurrencies as well. You would think that because decentralization is a core pillar of ...

US–China institutional balancing — their strategic competition through international institutions — produces significant positive outcomes for the Indo-Pacific region. This rivalry drives reform in ...

The Russia-Ukraine War has served as a profound strategic shock, exposing a dangerous chasm between America’s defense strategy and its underlying industrial reality. The conflict’s staggering ...

Foreign policy experts prefer continuity to change, stability to volatility, the familiar to the unknown. International relations scholarship reinforces this preference by clinging to established ...

This cohort will explore the past, present, and future of American statecraft, with a focus on coordination of the U.S. instruments of power. Students will engage in research on topics related to the ...

Dr. Alterman: A lot of us grew up in a world where the United States called a lot of the shots. That’s been true less and less. Countries have conflicts, and how they compete and how they fight ...

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Ashley Tellis’s recent essay, “India’s Great-Power Delusions” (July/August 2025), offers a searing critique of the country’s strategic posture. Tellis argues that India overestimates its influence on ...