BESA Center Perspectives Paper No. 1,240, July 30, 2019
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: As US naval power declines, other powers – such as China, Russia, and, to a lesser extent, India and Iran – are set to increase their presence in the …
BESA Center Perspectives Paper No. 1,223, July 10, 2019
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: Both China and Russia have increased their influence on the African continent through money, diplomacy, and other measures – efforts that go directly against US interests. Washington has paid …
BESA Center Perspectives Paper No. 1,208, June 25, 2019
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: Mass mobilization saved the Russian state on many occasions in past centuries, proving effective against Charles XII, Napoleon I, and Hitler. The Russians are still inclined toward mass mobilization, …
BESA Center Perspectives Paper No. 1,201, June 16, 2019
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: Many observers view the current confrontation on trade between China and the US as temporary. However, the two countries have opposed geopolitical imperatives that make it highly unlikely that …
BESA Center Perspectives Paper No. 1,181, May 23, 2019
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: Mainstream analysis of Russian foreign policy decision-making often neglects to factor in the influence of the Russian elites. Despite the inclination of the current Russian government to centralize, …
BESA Center Perspectives Paper No. 1,173, May 15, 2019
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: Ukraine has a new president, 41-year-old Volodymyr Zelensky. While some argue that Kiev’s policy toward Russia is now likely to undergo a significant positive change, geopolitical realities suggest the …
BESA Center Perspectives Paper No. 1,163, May 5, 2019
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: Hints from the Russian media show that more and more Russians are starting to question Moscow’s foreign policy during Putin’s 19 years of rule. Russia needs to reevaluate its …
BESA Center Perspectives Paper No. 1,141, April 14, 2019
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: Russia’s geopolitical projection has shifted over the past two decades. The country has tried to reverse its losses in Ukraine and the South Caucasus, but it is in Belarus …
BESA Center Perspectives Paper No. 1,138, April 11, 2019
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: China’s grand Belt and Road Initiative, which is intended to connect the Asia-Pacific with the European market, had a major boost in March when Italy – the first of …
BESA Center Perspectives Paper No. 1,129, April 2, 2019
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: It is au courant among analysts and scholars to compare modern-day China to early 20th-century Germany, in that it too is a rising power that desires a …
