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South & Latin America | July 25, 2024

Venezuela’s Elections: Hoping for the Best, Preparing for the Worst

As Venezuela moves toward promised national elections on July 28, my heart is with the hopes of Venezuelans for a miracle that will translate their courageous act of voting, into a restoration of democracy. Everything I have seen unfold in the
China Landpower Studies Center | July 22, 2024

China, the Illiberal Counter-Order, and the Role of Values in the Strate...

The dynamics of the international order in the third decade of the 21st Century are changing profoundly.  The magnitude and complexity of the change are illustrated by Russia’s invasion of the Ukraine, in both its initial failure, and in the ability
South & Latin America | July 15, 2024

Engagement with China has had a Multifaceted Impact on Latin American De...

While Beijing may not deliberately promote authoritarian regimes in Latin America, implicit risks to the dynamics of democracies arise out of engagement with China.In its public discourse, unlike the Soviet Union during the Cold War, the People’s
China Landpower Studies Center | July 10, 2024

What’s Behind South Korea’s New Defectors’ Day Holiday?

The inaugural July commemoration is an inflection point and an opportunity for the Yoon government to advance both domestic and foreign policy priorities.On July 14, South Korea will commemorate its inaugural North Korean Defectors’ Day. The new
European Security | July 8, 2024

NATO’s in Denial about Deterrence by Denial

Taking the necessary steps to fully operationalize deterrence by denial is critical — especially before a possible change in America’s relationship with NATO.Recent revelations that the Chinese government has been substantially aiding Russia’s war
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Russian Gas, Green Technology, and the Great Sacrifice
June 23, 2022
Russian Gas, Green Technology, and the Great Sacrifice
Coalition of the unWilling and unAble
June 9, 2022
Coalition of the unWilling and unAble by John R. Deni
Yes, Russia Might Invade a NATO Country. Here’s How the Alliance Should Prepare.
June 1, 2022
Russian President Putin (from Wikipedia)
Yes, the United States Should Weaken Russia
May 27, 2022
Yes, the United States Should Weaken Russia
NATO Must Prepare to Defend Its Weakest Point—the Suwalki Corridor
May 27, 2022
NATO Must Prepare to Defend Its Weakest Point—the Suwalki Corridor
The West Should Not Wish Away the Russian Threat Yet Again
May 25, 2022
A Russian serviceman interacts with a bear at the zoo in Ukraine's port city of Mariupol on May 18, 2022, amid the ongoing Russian military action in Ukraine. AFP VIA GETTY IMAGES / OLGA MALTSEVA Sourced from Defense One for use in "The West Should Not Wish Away the Russian Threat Yet Again" by John R. Deni https://ssi.army.afpims.mil/SSI-Media/Recent-Publications/ctl/ArticleEdit/mid/63305/Article/3508510/
Toward a New Normal in Transatlantic Collective Defense
May 25, 2022
Toward a New Normal in Transatlantic Collective Defense
China, Europe, and the Pandemic Recession: Beijing’s Investments and Transatlantic Security
May 22, 2022
China, Europe, and the Pandemic Recession: Beijing’s Investments and Transatlantic Security Dr. John R. Deni, 2022 Given the depth and breadth of the pandemic-induced recession in Europe, private companies in need of capital and governments looking to shed state-owned enterprises may be tempted to sell shares, assets, or outright ownership to investors with liquidity to spare. Of greatest concern is the role that China might play in Europe, building Beijing’s soft power, weakening allied geopolitical solidarity, and potentially reprising the role it played in the 2010s, when its investments in Europe expanded dramatically. https://press.armywarcollege.edu/monographs/949/
Would a Russian Coup Solve Anything?
May 13, 2022
President of Russia Vladimir Putin at the military parade in Red Square, Moscow, to mark the 77th anniversary of Victory in the Great Patriotic War.
Lessons from Russia’s Latin America engagement over Ukraine
May 9, 2022
Lessons from Russia’s Latin America engagement over Ukraine