Great Power Politics

It’s not about democracy. It’s about power.

European leaders have reassessed Russia’s intentions and are balancing against the threat that Putin poses to the territorial status quo. 

As China’s economic miracle fades, its leaders may become more inclined to take risks.

Russia’s war marks the definitive end of America’s unipolar moment and returns the world to a state best explained by realism.

The continent has finally woken up to the necessity of hard power.

Berlin’s approach to the world is far better than its reputation.

Beijing was once wary of the region. Now, it’s all-in.

The 21st century doesn’t belong to China, the United States, or Silicon Valley. It belongs to the internet.

Beijing’s overreaction to the virtual summit is telling.

“Active nonalignment” is on display in a busy week of summits with both Beijing and Washington.

Beijing’s FOBS delivery system could provoke an arms race—or a more stable deterrence relationship.

Nor would they desire to.

Putin’s pursuit of influence, arms sales, and mercenary meddling in the Central African Republic has left Moscow mired in a quagmire.

The White House set clear red lines on cyberwar, but don’t expect much progress in the months to come.

Boris Johnson shouldn’t shy away from global leadership and the morally driven approach that protected Kosovars and Iraqi Kurds in the 1990s.

A new book explains why some nations rise and others don’t.

The latest poorly defined buzzword in Washington is leading pundits and policymakers down a dangerous path.

A misguided theory of great-power competition will only lead to grief.

The United States needs to show it can make a cleaner world than China’s.