Shifrinson Explores Scenarios In Which West Escalates Conflict With Russia
Professor Shifrinson discusses how the West and Russia may now be entering into the terminal stages of an insecurity spiral that could produce a larger European conflagration.
Miller Discusses Asian Countries’ Response to Invasion of Ukraine
“Smaller Asian countries don’t want is to have two blocs: the U.S. and Western countries as well as Japan and Korea in one bloc; and Russia, and perhaps even China, in one bloc, which would then really have echoes of the Cold War.”
Shifrinson Offers Clarity on Post-Cold War NATO-Russia Agreement
“There is a legitimate point to say that the U.S. offered assurances to the Soviets that NATO would do something, but that is not the same thing as saying NATO offered an agreement.”
Najam Discusses Impact Russian Invasion of Ukraine Has on Global Order
“My sort of sense is what we are seeing is a rearrangement of the world order. I don’t know where it is going, but I do know, I’m fairly convinced, that the world order is shifting before our eyes.”
Gallagher and Springer Argue for Renewed U.S.-China Collaboration
“Although U.S.-China relations are in a current freeze, the anniversary of Nixon’s visit to China merits reflection on how initiatives like B3W and the BRI could set a new tone for the next 50 years of US-China relations.”
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.
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.
Heine Quoted on Chinese Influence in Argentina and Latin America At Large
Argentine President Alberto Fernández’s visit to China raises a number of concerns in the U.S., and as Ambassador Heine points out, it will likely impact the country’s ongoing debt negotiations with the IMF.
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.
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.”
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.
Najam Interviewed on Global Politics and U.S.-China Tensions
Dean Najam argues that the world is clearly in a moment of global flux, and “it is the uncertainty of how things might change within the certainty that they are changing that makes our times so interesting, but also so potentially dangerous.”
Gallagher Publishes Article on U.S.-China Development Finance in CSIS Report
“It is paramount that a stepwise mobilization of capital is harnessed alongside meaningful levels of debt relief for emerging market and developing countries.”
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.
Heine Argues for Active Non-Alignment in “TI Observer” Article
“The strengthening of regional bodies, a commitment to multilateralism…and a radical reorientation of foreign policies and of the priorities of foreign ministries are some of the steps any such policy of Active Non-Alignment would entail.”
Storella Discusses U.S. Refugee Policy Following Afghanistan Withdrawal
According to Ambassador Storella, the large influx of refugees from Afghanistan reveals strains in the U.S. refugee resettlement system and critical weaknesses in U.S. asylum policy and infrastructure.
Schmidt Presents Research on European Capitalism and Democracy
In her latest research, Professor Schmidt explores the resilience of neo-liberal ideas from the 1980s to the COVID-19 pandemic as well as their impact on capitalist structures, institutions, and policies.
Gallagher Appointed to EXIM Advisory Council on China Competition
As a member of the Council, Professor Gallagher will advise on EXIM’s China and Transformational Exports Program and ensure that the United States continues to strengthen its efforts to keep U.S. exports globally competitive.