Ye Participates in Panel Exploring Foreign Policy of Great Powers
Drawing from a recent edition of the “Journal of East Asian Studies” that she co-edited, Professor Ye offered insights into China’s foreign policy and how it interacts with other great powers.
Najam Discusses Great Power Tensions Over Ukraine
Both President Joe Biden and President Vladimir Putin are products of the Cold War, and as Dean Najam notes, this shared heritage of Cold War calculations is at the heart of the current tensions over Ukraine.
Garčević Comments on Montenegro’s Silence on Ukraine Crisis
By trying to play “a neutral role” in the crisis in Ukraine, Ambassador Garčević believes that Montenegro is sending the wrong signal to its partners in the European Union and NATO.
Pardee School Alumna Discusses Importance of Independent Journalism in Ukraine
When the highly respected Kyiv Post was shuttered in late 2021, members of the editorial staff – including Pardee alumna Elina Kent – launched their own news site.
Miller Publishes Op-ed on Geopolitical Challenges Facing India
Whether 2022 proves to be just a “going on” for India will be determined by its ability to balance its interconnected and complicated relationships with China, Russia, the U.S., Pakistan and others.
Garčević Comments on Russian Influence in Croatia
While there are no signs of Russian direct influence in Croatia, Ambassador Garčević argues there are some reasons why a Croatian politician might take positions pleasing to Putin and his officials.
Najam Interviewed on Ukraine Crisis and U.S. Response
“This conflict comes when for Biden’s domestic problems are much more important than international ones. The country is divided, the pandemic is not over yet, and high levels of inflation are worrying.”
Shifrinson Comments on NATO Enlargement and Ukraine Crisis
Historically, NATO enlargement, “was a way of incentivizing liberalization in countries that had been in the Communist bloc, showing that the US still has a mission in Europe, and a way of the US projecting power and checking alternative systems like the European Union.”
Garčević Interviewed on Developments in Ukraine
Ambassador Garčević outlines how Moscow uses Ukraine as a bargaining chip in its relations with the West, highlighting that the current build-up of Russian troops on the Ukrainian border may be an attempt to force the West to take Russia’s security demands seriously.
Najam Discusses Rising US-Russia Tensions and Conflict Over Ukraine
Dean Najam argues that demands over Ukraine should not be seen simply as a US-Russia issue. How the situation plays out depends in large part on how the rest of Europe reacts to Russian encroachment, especially for countries where Russia is a direct neighbor and security threat.
Lukes and Ye Offer Insight into Future U.S. Relations with China and Russia
Professors Lukes and Ye provide insight into the United States’ relationship with China and Russia in 2022, whether relations will improve or deteriorate, as well as opportunities for cooperation.
Shifrinson Explores Consequences of Mishandling Russia-Ukraine Crisis
In discussing U.S. military intervention in Ukraine as a result of encroaching pressure from Russia, Professor Shifrinson argues that mishandling the situation could result in a strategic nightmare, endangering Ukraine and potentially Taiwan.
Garčević Interviewed on Issues Facing Serbia and the Balkans
Across multiple interviews, Ambassador Garčević discusses issues facing Serbia including the role of the U.S. and EU in the region, Russia and the Balkans, as well as the country’s military expansion and how that is perceived by others in the region.
Garčević Joins Panel on Role of Russia and China in Western Balkans
Chinese and Russian approaches to the Western Balkans may appear different at the surface, however, the lasting corrosive effects of their involvement are similar: erosion of weak institutions and legal systems, and a slowing down the progress of the countries from the region towards EU.
Garčević Comments on EU Soft Power in Western Balkans
“The EU’s waning ‘soft power’ will slow down the democratization process in the region and “open space for other countries to walk in.”
Miller Comments on BRICS and Impact of International Institutions
“If U.S. President Joe Biden wants the United States to lead the liberal international order again and stymie China’s rise, he would do well to remember that international order is not a monolithic entity but comprises different groupings of power that jockey for influence.”
Heine Publishes Op-Ed on Afghanistan and the Future of Eurasia
“Who wins and who loses with the U.S. withdrawal from the ‘graveyard of empires’? What will its effects be on China and on India?”
Garčević Discusses Western Balkans During CEUCE Colloquium
Ambassador Garčević questions why the EU has been losing its soft power attraction in the Western Balkans despite two powerful tools at its hands, the EU membership perspective and intensive economic cooperation/the volume of FDIs.
Garčević Discusses “The Battle for the Balkans” at Euractiv Conference
As EU accession is getting more demanding and taking longer, Ambassador Garčević argues that countries in the Western Balkans are made to feel like “hamsters on a wheel,” become low hanging fruit for Beijing and Moscow that promote development and governance models in stark contrast with the EU’s.
Garčević Discusses Foreign Influence in Western Balkans
The involvement of the EU, U.S., China, and Russia in the Western Balkans make enduring but different consequences for the region’s political sustainability.