John Foster / 07 Apr 2023
The Difficulties of Proxy Warfare
From the Cold War to Ukraine
The casualties speak for themselves. Russia’s winter offensive is producing mixed results.(...)
China
John Foster / 18 Nov 2022
The Forever War Comes Home
Ukraine and American Strategy
The conflict between Russia and Ukraine continues with no end in sight.(...)
Ernst Stetter / 20 May 2022
Lessons From the Ukraine War
The European Union and China
It’s been one horror story after another. Since Vladimir Putin first invaded Ukraine, the press has been deluged with reports of raw materials shortages and Europe’s reliance on Russian energy imports.(...)
Duncan Simpson / 20 Dec 2021
East Meets West (Slight Return)
China’s Social Credit Model, Part II
The most frequent misconception around China’s Social Credit System (SoCS) is to conflate it with their massively more advanced and covert surveillance and security state.(...)
Duncan Simpson / 15 Dec 2021
Pandemic Politics Anxieties
China’s Social Credit Model, Part I
As winter descends across Europe, fears over a new surge in infections, driven by the latest Coronavirus variant, are reviving authoritarian anxieties. (...)
Joel Schalit / 29 Jul 2019
Make Brussels Beijing Again. Chinese New Year celebration, BXL 1000. [Joel Schalit]