The general trend in Afghanistan is clear-cut: the overall security situation has consistently deteriorated since 2009, worsening dramatically since 2014. However, in the provinces of Afghanistan adjacent to Central Asia, the security situation has deteriorated even...

Beginning with Richard Nixon’s 1973 visit to china, balancing between Moscow and Beijing has been a centerpiece of U.S. foreign policy.

Just what is the Kremlin thinking these days? With war in Ukraine, heightened military activities unnerving NATO allies, and anti-Western rhetoric high, Moscow seems determined to worsen its relations with Washington, Brussels, and Berlin, even at increasing cost to...

Last month, the Dutch Safety Board (DSB) released its long-awaited report on the tragic downing of Malaysian Airlines Flight 17 (MH17) over Eastern Ukraine on July 17, 2014. This catastrophe, which cost the...

The provision of advanced Russian military technology has been critical for the development of China’s anti-access/area-denial (A2AD) capability.

Today, with combat operations in Afghanistan winding down, U.S. policy toward the states of Central Asia is transitioning to a third era.

Recent tensions between Russia and the West highlight Russia’s growing ties with Asia, particularly China. Before the Ukraine crisis, this pivot to Asia had more to do with Moscow’s assessment that Asia will be the major source of future economic growth....

The war in Afghanistan has led the United States and its International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) partners to pay unprecedented attention to Central Asia as a staging ground and strategic rear.

Q1: What does Russia hope to achieve by hosting the 2012 Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Summit?

A1: Russia seeks to achieve several goals in hosting APEC this year, some practical and some more symbolic. On the...

We badly need to rethink our approach to Iran’s nuclear programs. We are putting far too much emphasis on Iran’s nuclear efforts without considering how these programs fit into Iran’s over military and strategic objectives. At the same time, we are placing...