Analysis

Paul R. Pillar Critics of the decision to withdraw seldom address the long-term question of how their recommended course of action ends. The vision seems to be a permanent U.S. protectorate of a Kurdish-controlled part of a still-divided Syria, with a never-ending American troop presence that doesn’t really …

Matthew Petti The Trump administration will neither support the Turkish operation in northern Syria nor opposite it with military force. It will simply sit back and watch the chaos unfold from afar. The Trump administration is working behind-the-scenes to mediate a ceasefire between Turkey and the Syrian Kurds, …

Giancarlo Elia Valori According to some international press and media sources, China is investing significant sums of money in some dual-use technologies – i.e. both civilian and military at the same time – which would have powerful innovative effects, both in the commercial and in the defence sectors. …

Hunter DeRenis The majority of House Democrats have already endorsed impeachment proceedings, along with former Republican Justin Amash. The news story may change, but the headline is always the same: impeachment. Support by Democratic Party leaders has reached a tipping point in support of the motion, stemming from …

Samuel Rines The Fed has become a borrower of first resort, rather than a lender of last resort. The Federal Reserve’s old moniker of “lender of last resort” is no longer relevant. Its policy of holding its federal funds rate above levels seen anywhere else in the developed …

Giancarlo Elia Valori The “blue” industry, especially the high range one, is one of the main development areas for the economy also in the near future. China, which has always tried to strike a balance between maritime power and terrestrial equilibria in the Heartland, is the right place …

Currently the Vatican is the largest and most effective mediator between the various ideological worlds and between the old, great political alliances. A system in which the Church operates by mediating both between them and between them and the West. This is the case of the Russian Federation, …

NATO and the European Umopm can be compatible, as long as real security requirements and responsible action—not political agendas—drive cooperative efforts. Question: What’s the number one immediate threat to the peace and stability of the transatlantic community? Answer: Vladimir Putin’s belief that he has veto power over how …

There’s never been a bill that has been opposed by a prime minister but supported by a parliament that refuses to take power. The British political system exploded this week when Tory Minister of Parliament Philip Lee switched parties and joined the Liberal Democrats, which eliminated the Conservative …