From WAR ROOM —Online Journal of the U.S. Army War College History is replete with alliances among nations who were otherwise competitive with each other. For example, World War II brought together the U.S., Britain, France, and the Soviet Union against Nazi Germany. Today, strategic competition between the U.S. and China offers similar constraints against ordinary military-to-military cooperation. However, it is not hard to […]
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China’s Efforts to Influence U.S. Culture and Information
While China’s global diplomatic, military, and economic power projections are well documented, a new Hoover Institution report wades into the country’s “cultural and informational influence,” examining its myriad efforts to further project global power and influence. “Except for Russia, no other country’s efforts to influence American politics and society is as extensive and well-funded as […]
Premature North Korea Peace Declaration is Dangerous
Heritage Foundation Senior Research Fellow Bruce Klingner warned against a premature peace declaration with North Korea in an issue brief published Sept. 18. He added that North Korea should show verifiable commitment to ending its nuclear ambitions before a second summit between North Korea and the United States. “A peace declaration would be a historic […]
Competing for Regional Power and Peace in Afghanistan
As the Unites States tries to break the long stalemate of war in Afghanistan, regional powers continue jockeying for position, attempting to carve out their own spheres of influence in the country. A combination of fears over the Islamic State’s Afghanistan branch—Islamic State Khorasan Province (ISKP)—and prospects of mineral wealth have pulled more of Afghanistan’s […]
Perspective: Put Trump-Putin Media Mayhem in Context
BRUSSELS—Given the mediatic mayhem the meeting between President Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin is causing, it is perhaps somewhat worthwhile to try and contextualize it. Let’s start by reading this statement from the U.S. presidency: “The joint communiqué which we have issued today summarizes the result of our talks. … But what we have said […]