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"The more new, international audiences are exposed to Taiwan, the greater the ire from Beijing, which seeks to diminish Taiwan’s status and image globally in an effort to shape policy conversations through its “One China Principle.”
"For some time, Georgia has been engaged in an internal tug-of-war between its staunchly pro-Western society and the ruling Georgian Dream coalition government that has become increasingly authoritarian and anti-Western.”
"Amid escalating regional tensions since October 7 last year and reports of American contemplations of troop withdrawal from Syria, the US administration should reassess its Syria policy.”
"The US position in the Sahel is weakening, which will negatively impact its ability to deal with international extremist movements and cede the ground to malign Russian influence.”
Ryan Ashley, Joseph Su
"Enhancing people-to-people ties between Japan and South Korea is a complex challenge, yet it remains crucial for fostering a more cooperative relationship between Seoul and Tokyo.”
"NATO’s presence in the Baltic Sea region, particularly with the accession of the Baltic states, resolved the one major geopolitical issue which I already mentioned, the notion of the power vacuum between NATO and Russia, at least in this region, which could have — and knowing Russia — would have eventually invited trouble.”
Intern Corner
"Equatorial Guinea, one of the smallest countries in Africa, is fragmented and at the epicenter of the US-China competition in Africa."
Podcasts
Tens of thousands of Georgians have taken to the streets of Tbilisi and other cities to protest their government’s attempt to pass a so-called “foreign agents law," which they claim is intended to neutralize civil society and destroy independent media. Ian Kelly, who served as US Ambassador to Georgia from 2015-2018, joins host Bob Hamilton on Chain Reaction.
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This week Philip Wasielewski is joined by retired Special Forces colonel Hy Rothstein to discuss irregular warfare in Afghanistan, lessons learned, and lessons that still need to be learned.
This year, NATO marks its 75th anniversary, while the Baltic countries celebrate 20 years as members of the alliance. Lukas Milevski speaks about the history of that inclusion and shares his thoughts about the future.
Announcement
The Department of Defense’s Irregular Warfare Center (IWC) and the Foreign Policy Research Institute’s (FPRI) Center for the Study of Intelligence and Nontraditional Warfare will co-host a two-day conference on September 17 and 18, 2024, to discuss irregular warfare lessons learned since 9/11 at the US Naval Institute Jack C. Taylor Conference Center, Annapolis, Maryland. This is a call for papers in support of the conference.
In the News
Bruce Pannier - The Times of Central Asia
Philip Wasielewski William Courtney - RealClear Defense
Joseph de Weck Michel DUCLOS - Internationale Politik Quarterly
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