Imperialism
Russia’s Imperial Mindset Hasn’t Changed
If its imperial vision isn’t decisively defeated, any peace agreement with Russia over Ukraine is guaranteed to be merely temporary.
For North Korea, Fighting in Ukraine is an Ideological Dream Come True
The regime may well be successful in convincing the public that this is a necessary sacrifice in the same “sacred war” against imperialism and global capitalism that the regime has...
Winston Churchill and India: Setting the Record Straight
Winston Churchill’s relationship with India is certainly the most controversial aspect of his life. Political activists frequently spew conspiratorial accusations of genocide and imperial hatred, with some figures—like the Indian...
Remembering Zareer Masani
On August 9, Dr. Zareer Masani passed away. An eminent historian, he dedicated much of his later life to providing a holistic view of the British Empire in India, countering...
How Ukraine Fits into Latin America’s Contradictory Foreign Policies
The formula for a successful foreign policy—with substance, significance, and results—lies in aligning the state’s strategic interests with the nation’s founding principles. That is to say, policymakers’ decisions aimed at...
Russia and North Korea: A Military Partnership That Can Truly Last or Not?
Concrete evidence suggests a close relationship between Russia and North Korea. In July, Russia’s defense minister, Sergei Shoigu, visited North Korea for negotiations, followed by the third summit meeting between...
Will the Ukraine War End?
President John F. Kennedy famously quipped, “Too often we enjoy the comfort of opinion, without the discomfort of thought.” The same idea describes the current thinking about the end of...
Russia Is Still Paying the Price of Its Imperialism
President Vladimir Putin’s invasion of Ukraine has come at huge economic costs. By conservative estimates, the Russian economy has taken a US$67 billion annual hit as a result of war expenses and...
In the Digital Age, Retrenchment May Not Make America Safer
As a scholar of cybersecurity strategy and policy chairing a workshop panel at Brasenose College, Oxford, last month, I was struck by the degree to which the panelist’s debates on...
Can Realism Find a Home on the Left?
Is realism compatible with progressivism? This is at the heart of a crucial recent article by Stephen Wertheim in Foreign Affairs. “Even before Russia invaded Ukraine, the Biden administration was...
Putin Invokes Peter the Great as Russia Prepares for Long War
Russian president Vladimir Putin has delivered a stark vision of imperial restoration, drawing the contours of Russia’s long-term strategic goals at a time of mounting global instability. Putin visited the...
The End of Empire: Can Russia Become a True Nation-State?
The West has won the war in Ukraine. Russia’s attempt to absorb Ukraine has failed; its military has been tested and its weaknesses revealed. The Ukrainian people have demonstrated beyond...