List of Theory articles
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Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdogan reviews the guard of honour upon his arrival during a welcome ceremony ahead of a meeting with Ukrainian President, in Kiev, on October 9, 2017. Ukraine’s War Is Erdogan’s Opportunity
Turkey’s president is seizing on Europe’s crisis to establish his own country’s independent power.
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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky speaks during a press conference in Kyiv on March 3, 2022. The Realist Case for a Ukraine Peace Deal
Conflict resolution isn’t just for woolly-headed idealists.
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A pro-Ukraine demonstrator wearing a face mask holds a placard reading “Hands off Ukraine” during a demonstration in front of the Russian Embassy in Berlin on Feb. 22. Ukraine, Russia, and the Bear Hug of Authoritarianism
Of all the democracies that emerged in the collapse of the Soviet Union, Ukraine has suffered the most from Russian interference.
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People protest for political reform and the release of political prisoners in Kazakhstan. Kazakhstan Can’t Torture Its Way to Stability
Until the Tokayev regime shows remorse for its brutal crackdown, the country’s reforms won’t bring progress.
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Journalists visit the Huawei Digital Transformation Showcase in Shenzhen, China, on March 6, 2019. Digital Human Rights Need a Single Home in U.S. Government
If everybody is responsible for countering digital authoritarianism, no one is responsible.
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Ukraine-Russia-Roundup The Intellectual Catastrophe of Vladimir Putin
The meaning of Russia’s war in Ukraine is its own national weakness.
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Turkmen President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov poses with an ancient Akhal-Teke breed three years old studhorse, Begkhan, that won an Inernational Annual Horse Beauty contest in Ashgabat on April 23, 2016. Turkmenistan Is All About the Berdimuhamedovs
Central Asia is about to receive its first dynastic family.
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Newly elected Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky examines books on the IX International Book Festival "Book Arsenal" in Kiev on May 23, 2019. An International Relations Theory Guide to the War in Ukraine
A consideration of which theories have been vindicated—and which have fallen flat.
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Prince Salman bin Hamad al-Khalifa, Crown Prince, Deputy Supreme Commander and Prime Minister of Bahrain, and Vice Admiral Brad Cooper, commander of U.S. Naval Forces Central Command, arriving at the pier at Naval Support Activity (NSA) Bahrain This handout image released by the US Naval Forces Central Command on Jan. 31, 2022. Bahrain’s Paranoia About Iran Is Self-Defeating
A new regional alliance is undermining Bahrain’s stability at home.
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Serb residents hold a poster portraiting Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin during a ceremony marking a historic battle at Gazimestan, near Pristina on June 28, 2009. The ceremony marked the anniversary of the 1389 Battle of Kosovo, where the Serbian army was defeated by the Ottoman Empire. Why Putin Keeps Talking About Kosovo
For the Kremlin, NATO’s 1999 war against Serbia is the West’s original sin—and a humiliating affront that Russia must avenge.
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Smoke rises from a military airport near Kharkiv, Ukraine, as the Russian invasion begins — Europe's 9/11. Putin’s War Is Europe’s 9/11
The continent has finally woken up to the necessity of hard power.
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A man looks at paperwork on a desk presented by a poll worker. Belarus Vote to Amend Constitution Worries NATO
The changes, certain to pass, will let Russia house nuclear weapons on Belarusian soil.
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Occupy Wall Street protesters march down Fifth Avenue on May 1, 2012 in New Does Inequality Provoke Populism?
A new book argues that economic unfairness is more important than unequal incomes—but only redistributive policies can restore social mobility.
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Olaf Scholz looks on during a press conference after a meeting between German State Premiers on November 18, 2021 in Berlin, Germany. The Gold Medal for Foreign Policy Goes to Germany
Berlin’s approach to the world is far better than its reputation.
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German Minister of Finance Olaf Scholz walks to a press conference in front of the White House in Washington, DC on April 19, 2018, after a meeting with US Vice President Mike Pence. Olaf Scholz Is Coming to America on a Salvage Mission
The German chancellor has no choice but to focus on restoring his country’s damaged credibility.
