In Other News – Chinese President Xi Jinping: New Mao Zedong or New Emperor? – 10/14/2022
October 14, 2022 On the cusp of the Chinese National Congress, analysis from a global contributor offers readers insight on how Xi might be weighing his next steps President Xi’s next term is almost certain, but his legacy is on the line with Taiwan. At the 20th National Congress of the Chinese Communist Party on […]
In Other News – Crimean Bridge Attack Comes at a Time of Escalated Pressures on Putin – 10/13/2022
October 13, 2022 Crimean bridge attack comes at a time of escalated pressures on Putin, global players actively navigate their response. The Kerch Bridge, that was attacked in an early morning explosion last Saturday, connects illegally annexed Crimea to Russia and holds symbolic and strategic value for Moscow. In 2018, Putin personally inaugurated the bridge, […]
In Other News – A View from Europe – 10/7/2022
October 7, 2022 A View from Europe The first week of every month, In Other News features a short op-ed heavily informed by the European perspective. We hope that these special monthly pieces will offer our readers an enriched understanding of global events and allow for a more robust international risk calculus. What the European […]
In Other News – Putin Doubles Down Despite Ukrainian Wins – 9/28/2022
September 28, 2022 Vladimir Putin is under pressure but he’s also doubling down. After a major Ukrainian counter-offensive prompted him to order a partial mobilization of troops in Russia, the spectacle of the exodus of countless military fighting-age men from Russia’s borders, visible from space, is its own special humiliation. The world is debating whether […]
In Other News – Defeat on the Battlefield Has Brought the War Home to Russia – 9/22/2022
September 22, 2022 Defeat on the battlefield has brought the war home to Russia. The recent Ukrainian counterattack against the Russians dramatically reduced Moscow’s hold of the Kharkiv region and laid bare both the Russian military’s weaknesses and human rights abuses. No longer able to deny Russia’s military struggles, and with an increasing PR problem […]
In Other News – Putin Struggles on the Domestic and International Fronts – 9/15/2022
September 15, 2022 Indications of struggle for Putin on the domestic and international fronts. Ukraine’s recent counteroffensive in the northeast Kharkiv region put Russia on the defensive and forced a retreat that has attracted international attention. Moscow termed the retreat “a regrouping”, but after the loss even Putin’s allies like Chechen leader Kadyrov took to […]
In Other News – Authoritarian Leaders Alliances Complicated by Effects of Globalization – 9/8/2022
September 8, 2022 Authoritarian leaders are attempting to strengthen their alliances, but their efforts will be complicated by the lingering effects of globalization. Since the fall of the Soviet Union, we have been living in an era marked by increased global links between people and companies, where state-level leadership has at times felt secondary to […]
In Other News – A View from Abroad – 9/1/2022
September 1, 2022 A View from Abroad The first week of every month, In Other News will now feature a short op-ed heavily informed by the European perspective. We hope that these special monthly pieces will offer our readers an enriched understanding of global events and allow for a more robust international risk calculus. Myriad […]
In Other News – How the World Has Changed in the 6 Months Since Russia Invaded the Ukrained – 8/25/2022
August 25, 2022 How the World has Changed in the six months since the Russian invasion of Ukraine began. The strategic positioning of Ukraine has evolved from a seemingly indefensible target, to admirable resistor in the first months of the assault, to besieged victim of a long war in the East and South, to a […]
In Other News – Turkey Navigates and Shapes a New Geopolitical Order – 8/18/2022
August 18, 2022 As the war in Ukraine continues, Turkey is both navigating, and shaping, a new geopolitical order. Earlier today, UN Secretary General Guterres and Turkish President Erdogan met in western Ukraine with President Zelenskyy to discuss the ongoing economic and security impact of the war. It will be Erdogan’s first visit to Ukraine […]
