Commentary and Analysis

"Tanks alone will not be enough for Ukraine to win the war. But if used properly, they are still a vital component of modern warfare," Paul Poast writes.

As the global security environment becomes more challenging, the need to adapt alliances increases as well.

Can Peru’s democracy satisfy protester demands, or will it head into political chaos?

Western countries should use national and international tools to hinder Wagner’s growing global abuse, Elizabeth Shackelford writes.

Citizens and policymakers alike embrace industrial policy as great power competition intensifies.

Matt Abbott argues why local and state diplomacy is critical "to ensure long-term success for cities and states that engage with international entities."

There are growing efforts on both sides of the Atlantic to diminish economic disparities between thriving global city regions and struggling communities in industrial heartlands.

"We have to deal with China and the way to deal with it is to engage with it," argues Nonresident Senior Fellow Paul Heer in the Wire China.

A decades-old rivalry between Eritrea and the TPLF risks derailing Ethiopia’s peace deal.

"While Russia can’t win, it won’t lose. Instead, it will hold out until Ukraine is willing to bargain," Paul Poast writes.