Maoism

Distrust and verify  

The Beijing summit was pageantry; Xi’s ambitions are not

Winning the AI Arms Race Against the Chinese Communist Party

From protest to terrorism: A well-trodden path

The question was never if the pro-Hamas movement that has disfigured our country would itself turn to violence ... but when.

The legacy of President Trump 2.0

Now is the time to think about what needs to be achieved

Yes, Xi Jinping is a dictator, and he should be proud of it

What’s Xi Jinping getting his knickers in a knot about? Was it a diplomatic faux pas for President Biden to call him — at a campaign fundraiser — a “dictator”? Of course. Was...

The fantasy of multipolarity

It would lead to brave new world order dominated by Chinese Communists

Alternatives to ‘peace through strength’

None are preferable to robust deterrence

The Axis of Tyrannies

It will present an enormous challenge to free nations

Xi Jinping in His Own Words

What China’s Leader Wants—and How to Stop Him From Getting It

The world as it is

Nikki Haley’s approach is not based on wishful thinking

Why Xi Is Trapped in Ukraine

Now, it is Russia, not China, sitting in the geopolitical driver’s seat.

Meet the Turkish Oligarch Who’s Pushing Kremlin Talking Points

Ethem Sancak helps Erdogan straddle the NATO and Russia positions in the Ukraine war.

The empires strike back

America is threatened by neo-imperialists

Xi Takes a Page From Mao’s Red Playbook

Like Mao’s consolidation of power, in the coming year Xi will also further intertwine foreign and domestic crises, even at the risk of potentially serious flair ups with Washington over Taiwan.

The Divided Self of John le Carré

The death of perhaps history’s greatest espionage writer John le Carré in December 2020 sparked a series of lively debates about the British novelist’s contradictory views toward Zionism, Jews and...

The end of the rules-based order?

China’s rulers have a new and unimproved version

‘Blue Homeland’ And The Irredentist Future Of Turkish Foreign Policy

Turkey and Greece, two NATO allies, nearly experienced a full-fledged military conflict in August. Two of their warships collided during a naval standoff over hydrocarbon exploration in the Eastern...

Study war some more

World War II and the Cold War carry useful lessons

America in 2020: “Insurrection” or “Incipient Insurgency”?

In the two weeks of disorder that followed the death of George Floyd, 200 cities imposed curfews; 31 states and the District of Columbia called out the National Guard; active-duty U.S. troops deployed in...

How China’s Repressive Policies Could Fuel the Jihad

The CCP’s harsh treatment of Uighurs in Xinjiang could very well drive more people into the arms of both al-Qaeda and ISIS.