Where many see the Cold War as the closest historical analogue to the contemporary US-China rivalry, the 19th century ‘Great Game’ is a much more apt comparison.

Mongolia’s location is highly strategic as a buffer zone and transit point between Russia and China, yet Ulaanbaatar has avoided the trap of overreliance on either one by cultivating extra-regional links under its Third Neighbor policy.

The battle for Myawaddy reflects a shift in the Myanmar civil war. With the countryside now largely held by opposition forces, junta-held towns and cities are now being swept up in the fighting.

The Erdoğan administration may have pivoted back to orthodox economics to combat inflation in Turkey, but there is no path out of the wilderness that does not entail more economic pain.

A wave of political unrest in Bangladesh has brought down the longstanding government of Sheikh Hasina, and the path forward remains unclear.

Many date the start of the Myanmar civil war to the 2021 coup that removed Aung San Suu Kyi from power. However, this is just the latest phase of one of the longest running conflicts in the world.

Another election, another political crisis in Venezuela. But while some factors seem different this time, such as the chorus of external pressure, Maduro’s political fate will still be determined by his backers in the security forces.

China has slowly come to inhabit a significant position in NATO security thinking. However, given the different economic stakes involved, it remains unlikely that European threat assessments will be aligning with American ones anytime soon.

Russia’s new Foreign Policy Concept outlines the new multipolar order that Moscow is working toward, an order that shares more than a passing resemblance with the imperial and ideological conflicts of recent past.

Recent defense policy documents and the Han Kuang military exercises signal an evolution in military tactics as Taiwan begins preparing for an asymmetric conflict in and around the main island.