Orban and Vucic … and Tito
Skillful security managers can stand astride two stools indefinitely, as long as one of them does not collapse. By David B. Kanin The... Read More
Fighting the last (Cold) War
Don’t misuse analogy to whistle past the graveyard. By David B. Kanin The argument goes as follows: The United States lost the war... Read More
Hegemony as euphemism
A Chinese academic restates Western philosophies as Beijing upends the power dynamic operating between China and the residual West. By David B. Kanin... Read More
Detente redux – the USA, Russia and China in the modern world
The rationale for détente with Russia and China, then as now, derives from a change in American foreign policy philosophy. The drive to pursue a... Read More
The law of the South China seize
Territorial sea disputes can be heated up or cooled off at will or when other political issues require attention. We are currently in a “heating... Read More
Why the USA may go to war in the South China Sea
Tension in the South China Sea may make policy makers on both sides think about going to war. As China seeks to exercise its control... Read More
Day of nonviolence – the wheel of time
The goal of nonviolent action is not to repress or to defeat, but to convert, to allow the persons who are today the enemy to... Read More
Russia/China – containment?
Any effort to contain Russian and China should accept that they will insist on their own regional interests and that none of us has anything... Read More
