Two months into Russia's invasion of Ukraine, its military has become bogged down by a quagmire of losses, tactical errors, and shoddy leadership. However, as John B. Gilliam and Ryan C. Van Wie warn in a new report, NATO should not assume that Russia no longer poses a security threat.
As Russia's forces have flailed in Ukraine, some Western political and military leaders have begun to suggest that the goal should be a total defeat, rather than pushing the Kremlin to negotiate. This increases the odds of nuclear catastrophe, Brendan Rittenhouse Green and Caitlin Talmadge write.
Caught between the United States and China, the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) doesn't want to take sides. As ASEAN leaders visit Washington for a special summit, Jonathan Stromseth explains how focusing on economic issues could help Washington advance its interests in the region.
“The rhetoric certainly has been escalatory. Putin has reminded us since the war began that Russia does have nuclear weapons, and Russian pundits are talking about the dangers of nuclear war.”
South Korea and Ukraine. As a new South Korean president enters office, Andrew Yeo writes that the Ukraine crisis presents a unique opportunity to expand Seoul's foreign policy agenda, but also some risks.
Little to celebrate. Pavel K. Baev writes in the Jamestown Foundation's Eurasia Daily Monitor that the annual May 9 Victory Day celebrations in Moscow fell flat this year, with the Russian president watching the parade alone as his military struggles in Ukraine.
A Marcos back in the Philippines. Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. has been voted to power in the Philippines' presidential election. As he prepares to assume office, Mely Caballero-Anthony unpacks what could be in store.
The soundtrack of Fiona Hill's life. Fiona Hill speaks to the BBC's long-running radio program Desert Island Discs about her personal journey from a deprived area of Northeast England to the highest echelons of U.S. government, and its soundtrack.
Yemen's fragile peace. Bruce Riedel explains how to preserve and protect the month-old peace deal between Saudi Arabia and Yemen, after seven years of war.
Authoritarianism in Tunisia. Shadi Hamid and Sharan Grewal argue that the U.S. and the International Monetary Fund should pressure President Kais Saied to restore democracy.
Can France's center hold? President Emmanuel Macron may have eked out another win in the recent elections, but the campaign exposed deep rifts in French society, write Célia Belin and Agneska Bloch.
