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June 26, 2024
Introducing The Ties That Bind: NATO at 75 and BeyondOn July 9-11, the thirty-two allies of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) will convene in Washington, DC to discuss the most pressing issues facing the alliance today and provide strategic guidance for its future activities. This NATO summit... Read more |
June 24, 2024
Orbis Editor’s Corner: Thinking About Deterrence in the 21st CenturyIn 1973, writing in these pages, a trio of experts based at the Los Alamos National Laboratory—W.S. Bennett, R.R. Sandoval and R.G. Shreffler—were not convinced that detente would guarantee the security of the West against the Soviet Union. They... Read more |
June 21, 2024
After 75? Wither NATO?Revisiting Orbis Article: Elbridge Colby and Ian Brzezinski, “How NATO Manages the ‘Bear’ and the ‘Dragon,’” Orbis 65:1 (Winter 2021) This July, leaders of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) will convene in Washington for a historic 75th anniversary... Read more |
June 14, 2024
An American Irregular Warfare Success Story: OSS Detachment 101 in Burma During WWIIPhil Wasielewski and US Army Special Operations Command historian Troy Sacquety explore how the Office of Strategic Services waged a little known but strategically impactful irregular war against the Japanese army in Burma with the help of local guerrilla... Read more |
June 13, 2024
Dead, But Not Forgotten: Commemoration in Medieval LivoniaIndra Ekmanis: Hello, and welcome to Baltic Ways, a podcast bringing you interviews and insights from the world of Baltic studies. I’m your host Indra Ekmanis, and today we’re speaking with Gustavs Strenga, senior researcher at the Institute of... Read more |
June 10, 2024
Announcing New Asia Program FellowsPhiladelphia, PA The Foreign Policy Research Institute (FPRI) is pleased to announce the appointments of Jaehan Park as a Non-Resident Fellow and Neysun A. Mahboubi as a Non-Resident Senior Fellow with the Asia Program. “I am delighted to welcome Jaehan Park and Neysun... Read more |
June 7, 2024
Can the United States Navigate a “Network of Partnerships”?Revisiting Orbis Articles: Ash Jain and Matthew Kroening, “Ally Shoring: A New Tool of Economic Statecraft,” Orbis 67:1 (2023) Jada Fraser and Mohammed Soliman, “The Quad, AUKUS and I2U2 Formats: Major Lessons from Minilaterals,” Orbis 67:3 (2023) Speaking... Read more |
June 4, 2024
A New Chapter of Cross-Strait Relations Following the 2024 Taiwanese ElectionsLifting the Eight-Year Curse and the Opinion of the Taiwanese Since the first democratic elections were held in 1996, no political party has ever won the Taiwanese presidential election more than two consecutive times until now, with the Democratic... Read more |
May 30, 2024
Report in Short: Kyrgyzstan Sinks Into AuthoritarianismIn the early 1990s, Kyrgyzstan was often referred to as an “island of democracy” in Central Asia. Three distinguishing features of Kyrgyzstan include an active political opposition, a vibrant civil society, and independent media outlets. The current government is... Read more |