Andrew Latham is a Senior Washington Fellow at the Institute for Peace and Diplomacy and a professor of international relations and political theory at Macalester College in Saint Paul, MN. You can follow him on X: @aalatham.
Key Points – The post-Cold War expansion of NATO to Russia’s borders, without seriously considering Russia’s inclusion or its security concerns, is presented as...
Key Points – China’s ambition to build nuclear-powered aircraft carriers (Type 004 concept) to match US global naval power faces significant and likely protracted...
Key Points – The recent (May 19th) phone call between President Trump and Vladimir Putin, along with talk of imminent peace negotiations for Ukraine,...
Key Points – A new North Korean frigate recently capsized during its launch, a public embarrassment that starkly reveals the regime’s focus on “theater”...
Key Points – Despite initial media focus on a tense exchange over “white genocide” claims, the recent White House meeting between President Trump and...
The post-Cold War hegemonic fantasy is finally dead. But you wouldn’t know it from listening to Washington’s foreign policy establishment. From K Street to...
Key Points – The war in Ukraine, now a grinding stalemate, sees Russia holding some territory at a devastating cost—over 300,000 casualties and international...