Iran emerging as a big Ukraine war winner

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The war in Ukraine is helping one country achieve its foreign policy and national security objectives, but it’s neither Russia nor Ukraine. It’s Iran. That was starkly clear on the morning of October 17, 2022, as Iranian-made drones attacked civilian targets in Ukraine’s capital, Kiev. Russia used the Iranian drones to inflict damage on Ukraine’s […]Continue Reading

International law, in theory and practice

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There is no such thing as international law, at least not in the sense that we understand the term “law” when it is used in ordinary language. This point, at least when it is sharply made and closely examined, is not a semantic abstraction. The fuzzy idea of international law as it is typically expressed is relevant […]Continue Reading

What Xi really meant in his CPC Congress address

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The 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, currently underway in Beijing, is China’s most significant political event in half a decade. Like the pre-election leaders’ debates in Western democracies, the party congress, held once every five years, provides valuable opportunities for us to learn more about the country’s political leaders and their […]Continue Reading

America’s failed quest for energy independence

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The US pursuit of “energy independence,” let alone “energy dominance,” did not last long. Like presidents before him, Joe Biden finds himself in the position of first pleading with OPEC states, then expressing anger at their decisions on oil production. But a new, more active American oil policy threatens changes. The meeting in Vienna of the OPEC+ […]Continue Reading