Situation Reports

NATO Relations under a Biden Presidency

NATO Training Mission-Af, cc Flickr, modified, https://www.flickr.com/photos/ntm-a_cstc-a/5346027296/in/photolist-9moxrU-dS9dPa-9cGQNp-99scXY-99pMEq-99mNux, 111109-N-1159B-299

Could a president Biden put the toothpaste back into the tube and restore faith in the North Atlantic Alliance?

Understanding Turkey’s Foray into Russia’s Backyard

Graffiti in Hamburg, cc Flickr Itmost, modified, https://www.flickr.com/photos/66944824@N05/50098136638/in/photolist-2jk13Cw-pN6gvy-PnJUqJ-5WGVWe-nSRM1d-Vzdxr1-2hKMFEy-7eBKa2-YG6ebo-ACqHKK-7eFEy9-7eBKmk-7eFEKW-7eBKu2-7eFEqj-2hKCB8m-2hKCB4o-2hKFfiT-2hKov98-2hKovce-2hKkTrh-2hKFbXe-2hKF9Nz-BMfKZG-2hKFc6F-2hKpD2w-JSq6pH-2hMpLAP-2hKCyQW-2hKF7sN-2hKGiVb-2hKkGKY-2hKkH3m-2hKFcgv-2bRq62x-KMGUmf-2bRq69M-2hKGcHB-2hKkU4u-2day3A5-2hKow5S-2hKpDBQ-2hKok6N-dYaqgX-2hKGiug-TBuDNq-dYaqhF-2hd6GSt-dYaqi4-2hKovr7

Ankara has long deferred to Moscow’s interests in the South Caucuses, and nowhere is this more apparent than on Nagorno-Karabakh. What changed?

US-China Relations under a Biden Presidency

Vice President Biden toasts China President Xi Jinping at a state dinner, cc US State Department, modified, https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Biden_Raises_a_Toast_in_Honor_of_Chinese_President_Xi.jpg

A reset of the US-China bilateral relationship could be a step too far, even for the self-styled ‘back-to-normal’ candidate.

Rise of the Quad in the Indo-Pacific?

cc Flickr Diplomatic Security Service, modified, public domain, State Department photo by Ron Przysucha/ Public Domain]

Secretary of State Mike Pompeo is in Asia rallying support for the Quad, with mixed results.

Ivory Coast Election Is Heading Off the Rails

President and First Lady of Côte d'Ivoire, CC Flickr, Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office, Modified, https://www.flickr.com/photos/foreignoffice/7652237884/, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/

Ivory Coast has all of the necessary elements for conflict over the upcoming October election.

Prospects for the Trans-Pacific Partnership Trade Deal under a Biden Presidency

cc Flickr Gage Skidmore, modified, https://www.flickr.com/photos/gageskidmore/48605397927/in/photolist-2h46nqc-zrCFky-2if4uzN-2if1533-2if4udv-2if3t3F-2if14oN-5pR7Gk-2gv9bQE-2gX99DF-2gX8oNP-2gv9ieB-2ivodQE-7f6MAn-ch6i4y-2h88Y5E-2gYyDz2-2if3qdH-2gv9Ld7-ch6i1J-2itrmxZ-2iafYx8-2jx3urd-2gvUMxt-2hTaZ4a-e3q1ox-2h1heYp-2gYxP7E-mHfN3-5praP8-mHfJr-2h46mCL-2hT7phz-2hT9XhW-2hTb31T-2h46wXZ-2hTb35R-mHfPo-2gYyJWV-2hT7syQ-2hTb2XB-2ivoeXz-2hTaYN5-2igHz5y-2gYyLnF-2if11qd-2hT9Wgs-2gYyKLf-2hT7o1r-2hTb1Li

Cancelling the TPP was one of the first moves President Trump made upon taking office. Would the decision be reversed under a Biden presidency?

US Federal Debt: How Much Is Too Much?

USDebt, cc FLickr Kurtis Garbutt, modified, https://www.flickr.com/photos/kjgarbutt/6407270781/in/photolist-aLbWnT-9A2958-SDzVjJ-7WAEm8-6Pzg4n-CUZwoL-5M7ifS-dHH89F-aLc2uP-exB4JN-exB4Gh-dTDKD-exxYBF-exxYt4-exDRFS-exB4BN-exDDXL-exBh2b-aLc9Lz-exBgYo-exxYxa-exB4Ly-exBgVh-exxYz4-exB4Hj-exB4DY-exAvBV-exxYvT-avm3BR-q2MUg9-jxuGd2-XVCjNV-avCe4e-YWNXxa-qGnqKe-qGh7Lj-gAngQ7-8etpPv-hB83LU-RvQKLT-XVCkLM-7ZyQsP-8Pf7j5-RvQJjK-2fhc3VB-aEcqMP-2fcvLAq-e5jvUJ-RvQUgt-2fhcH6K

The COVID-19 pandemic has US public debt running at levels not seen since World War II. But the global economy of 2020 offers far fewer avenues of growth-driven escape.

Nagorno-Karabakh Clashes: Prelude to a Wider War?

A small group of Kansas Army National Guardsmen share ideas and advise soldiers with the Armenian Peacekeeping Brigade at a training site near Yerevan, Armenia, July 29, 2015. Army National Guard photo by Sgt. Zach Sheely, cc public domain, modiifed, https://www.defense.gov/observe/photo-gallery/igphoto/2001836902/

Much like the July Crisis of 1914, Nagorno-Karabakh is a local conflict with continental implications.

Having Crushed the Opposition, Cambodia’s Hun Sen Mulls a Dynasty

Cambodia's Hun Sen, cc Flickr thierry ehrmann, modified, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/

With the opposition Cambodia National Rescue Party dissolved, Prime Minister Hun Sen’s eldest son Hun Manet is quickly rising through the ranks of the ruling Cambodian People’s Party.

Obstacles and Opportunities on the Long Road to Peace in Afghanistan

cc Flickr ResoluteSupportMedia, modified, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/, GHŌR, Afghanistan (May 28, 2012) – A member of the Afghanistan National Security Force loads a weapons cache onto the back of a pick-up truck. The weapons were turned in by former Taliban fighters in order to join the Afghanistan Peace and Reintegration Program. (Department of Defense photograph by Lt. j. g. Joe Painter/RELEASED)

Peace talks represent a significant achievement. Nevertheless, there are a number of political roadblocks to overcome—as well as fresh opportunities for Afghans and external actors.

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