Moving Beyond “China, China, China” in the Indo-Pacific
The Biden administration is signaling the United States will return to a more traditional foreign policy in Asia. But it must engage allies and partners on more than just defense policy.
Tag: Alliances
Bad Idea: Focusing International Space Cooperation on Established Space Powers
While the U.S. is prioritizing relationships with nations that have highly-developed space programs, China is building out partnerships with nations that have underdeveloped programs. If the U.S. does not reorient its focus, it risks ceding leadership in this critical domain to China.
Bad Idea: Halting or Reversing Trump-Era NASA Programs in a New Administration
A presidential transition usually means a new direction for NASA. But in this case, the Biden administration should prioritize two key Trump-era initiatives — the Artemis Program and LEO commercialization — given their importance to the future of space exploration and development.
Getting to Less? Exploring the Press for Less in America’s Defense Commitments
This CSIS Brief is the first in a series that explores the contours and implications of strategies that might reduce the U.S. military’s mission space through greater constraints on its ends, ways, or means.
Bad Idea: Retrenchment from U.S. Alliances
Retrenchment from forward deployed forces supporting alliances is a bad idea. Alliances, including forward-stationing of U.S. forces abroad makes the United States safer, its allies more secure, and all participating more prosperous. Any weakening of the U.S. alliance architecture should demonstrate how it provides greater benefits than the existing system.
Sturm und Drang: Can Ursula von der Leyen Reconcile Collective European Defense Strategy?
Germany’s former Defense Minister, Ursula von der Leyen has become the new President of the European Commission. Amidst the long list of challenges awaiting her, von der Leyen must find a way to mitigate political disputes within the EU and between the U.S. and NATO to consolidate conflicting visions of European defense.
Five Risks to Watch in 2019: Q2 Update
I warned in a 2019 year-ahead look at risks that uncertainty would rule. Let me double down on that bet.
It Is Long Past Time To Stop Expanding NATO
Expansion weakens the alliance rather than strengthening it. It’s time to stop NATO expansion.
Empowered decentralization: A city-based strategy for rebuilding Libya
There may now be a glimmer of hope in Libya as a U.N.-led effort starts to gain more traction. Encouraging, if fledgling, economic reforms in late 2018 add further promise.
Avoiding the Next Yemen: Applying Hard Lessons for Security Partnerships
The humanitarian crisis in Yemen, wrought by a conflict entering its fourth year, has called into question the nature and purpose of American security partnership with Saudi Arabia.