The Complex Reality of Great Power Competition in the Middle East
Four indicators show trends of engagement, but the region remains immune to sweeping generalizations.
· September 10, 2024
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Nobody’s Backyard: A Confident Central Asia
The decline of the United States’ influence in Eurasia and Russia’s aggression against Ukraine have thrust the smaller nations of Central Asia into the global spotlight.
· September 5, 2024
Navigating Influence: Great Powers in the Middle East and North Africa
The United States, Russia, and China are intensifying their competition for global influence. Our analysis reveals that their involvement and impact vary across the Middle East and North Africa. Within subregions, the three powers assert their influence in the realms of economy, security, and diplomacy, achieving various degrees of success.
· September 4, 2024
Alpha Males in Beirut
A myth about Moscow’s liberation of three diplomats in 1985 actually tells us more about those recounting the story.
· September 3, 2024
Taiwan and the Limits of the Russia-China Friendship
Russian-Chinese “friendship without limits” rests on a solid foundation. Two factors—shared authoritarian domestic politics and adversarial relations with the United States—are most important.
· September 3, 2024
Punishing Putin: A Conversation with Stephanie Baker on the West’s Economic Campaign Against Russia
September 10, 2024
When Vladimir Putin launched his all-out assault on Ukraine in February 2022, the United States and its allies responded with an unprecedented series of economic sanctions designed to punish his regime and damage the Russian economy and war machine.
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Russia's Post-War Military Recruiting Strategy
A discussion on how Russian will recruit the next generation of professional enlisted soldiers and officers.
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