Cold War

The next stage of the hot Cold War

Western countries must begin focusing more intently in 2023 on reducing demand for fossil fuels

A United States Navy ship on a transit through the Taiwan Strait. In a hypothetical Taiwan Strait crisis, it is possible that out of the Quadrilateral Security Dialogue – Australia, India, Japan, and the United States – the US would be left to act alone.

International ‘groupthink’ in a hypothetical Taiwan Strait crisis

THE Quadrilateral Security Dialogue, or Quad, is tiptoeing into the tricky terrain of “groupthink”, when senior bureaucrats huddle together during war or a national crisis. It is a terrain where the Q...

Ukrainian service members in the city of Sievierodonetsk, as Russia's attack on the country continues. Both Russian President Vladimir Putin and United States President Joe Biden have yet to define where their "red lines" lie in the war.

Lagarde, Putin, Biden and the trouble with drawing red lines

Part of being a leader is deterring adversaries from doing undesirable things. That comes with huge risks

Is it the Cold War all over again?

Is it the Cold War all over again?

It's not clear that America's ready to lead the Western bloc in a renewed battle with Russia

Responding to the New Cold War

Responding to the New Cold War

MNCs have two options for dealing with rapidly rising tensions between China and the United States.

US-China 'Cold War' can evolve into a deeper strategic partnership

US-China 'Cold War' can evolve into a deeper strategic partnership

NOVEMBER marks the 30th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall, an epochal moment in international relations. Yet, some three decades on, the initial promise of what is commonly called the 1989 re...

There can be no realistic picture without ground-up analysis

There can be no realistic picture without ground-up analysis

The quest to build a peaceful world is ill-served by approaches that advocate smaller states' alignments with external powers.

Beware trade wars becoming cold wars

Beware trade wars becoming cold wars

Not a day passes now in Washington without officials, lawmakers and pundits warning that America we need to prepare for the coming global confrontation with China

The new Cold Warriors

The new Cold Warriors

China-bashing brings neocons and nationalists together as they believe that the US and China are engaged in a zero-sum competition

Cold War redux : global security architecture being dismantled

Cold War redux : global security architecture being dismantled

The abandonment of the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces (INF) Treaty between the United States and Russia is being seen as an inflexion point in the arms race.