US Military Bases
NATO’s Europe Redeployment: Political Opportunism or Sound Military Strategy?
Evaluating the motives, impacts, and strategic consequences of President Trump’s recent decision to shake up the US military footprint in Europe.
Will US Troops End Up Stationed in Iraqi Kurdistan?
What might seem like an appealing option to US military planners is actually fraught with its own geopolitical perils.
Is China Trying to Draw the United States into Imperial Overstretch?
In its competition with the United States, Beijing might be attempting to win without firing a shot.
After Duterte Scraps VFA, What’s Next for the US-Philippine Alliance?
The Visiting Forces Agreement was the glue that held the US-Philippines security relationship together.
The Bering Strait: A New Chokepoint for Great Power Competition
The Northern Sea Route through the Arctic will alter global trade flows and in doing so create new geopolitical chokepoints. Chief among them is the Bering Strait, where US, Russian, and Chinese interests converge.
Djibouti’s Attempts to Vanquish Dubai Ports Operator Spells Trouble for Washington
If Doraleh port goes the way of Hambantota in Sri Lanka and is ceded to China for non-payment of debt, the United States sprawling Camp Lemonnier could be rendered militarily unviable.
America’s Chinese Headache in the Horn of Africa
US economic and political influence is waning in the Horn of Africa, and that’s bad news for civil society there.
Pence Snub Reveals North Korea Strategy at Work
It didn’t take a gold medal for North Korea to score a major victory at the Olympics.
Forecast Calls for ‘Sunshine’ on the Korean Peninsula
The fall of South Korea President Park Geun-hye has opened the door for major geopolitical shifts in East Asia.
Backgrounder: The North Korea Threat
North Korea’s recent missile test underscores the growing threat posed by the “Hermit Kingdom” to East Asian security. In responding to it, the Trump administration only has bad options to pick from.