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Motivated by the prospect of invading Taiwan, China’s military has greatly modernized and reformed. Whether or not an invasion of Taiwan is ever carried…
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Groomed for leadership by founding father Nursultan Nazarbayev, the Kazakh President has abruptly asserted his position against Nazarbayev and his…
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By cracking down on industrialists, China hopes to make its economy more technocratic, but risks economic growth and the country’s political future.
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In the vacuum of a U.S. pullback, France and Turkey are increasingly competing for diplomatic, military, and economic influence in the Mediterranean and…
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“Too big to fail” players in private equity lean on Washington and beyond to sustain their growth.
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The first month of Bismarck Brief has been a success! The Briefs have seen twice as many paid subscriptions as we planned to achieve in the first month…
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The European Union's first uniformed service is a rapidly growing border control agency and a test case for security integration.
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By marrying industrial policy to local technical talent, Turkey has reached the leading edge of drone development.
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A bellwether for Africa and global economic growth, Ethiopia's erstwhile success is now crippled by succession failure and its consequences.
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While private actors drive the space industry in the West, China's state-led approach continues to bear fruit.
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Dear reader, The world can be understood. This may seem obvious to the serial consumer of news, but for the wrong reasons. For the careful observer, the…
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