The Global Security Balance - In Flux

This week, War on the Rocks authors looked at the many crises around the world and how their outcomes might affect the global security balance. From the implications of elections in Thailand and Turkey to how Chadian rebels might benefit from the conflict in Sudan, this week’s content will help you better understand what’s driving these events and why they’re important.

Articles

While the United States does face some binary strategic choices, deterring China versus fighting Russia in Ukraine is not one of them.

Europeans, who were once fed up with Washington’s sanctions approach, are now protagonists in the economic war against Russia in the context of the Ukraine invasion.?

Erdogan’s looming victory, coupled with political dynamics in his country, expose what has long been evident: The two historic pillars of the U.S.-Turkish relationship have collapsed.

On May 14, people in Thailand?voted ?overwhelmingly for an end to the military-backed government that has ruled the country for nearly a decade.?

The longer the international community fails to act, and the longer the conflict in Sudan is allowed to drag on, the more likely it is that actors like the Chadian rebels and Russian mercenaries will benefit from it.?

A diversified and global economy presents unique attack vectors of relatively low risk and exposes vulnerabilities of offshore supply chains.?

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Podcasts

Last Sunday, Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis and his party, New Democracy, won a forty percent plurality in the country’s parliamentary elections.

On this episode of The Russia Contingency, Mike is joined by William C. Wohlforth who discussed the challenges of forecasting, American power, Russian revisionism and the future of great power competition.

Do thought leaders create synergy when they circle back with buzzwords? Nick sits down with Elena Wicker to discuss her latest WOTR article on the promise and peril of buzzwords - on this episode of The Insider.

On this episode of Unspent Rounds, Aaron sat down with Colonel Josh "Mule" Koslov to discuss electronic warfare, the role of electronic attack during combat operations and more.

This past week, the United States and Papua New Guinea signed a defense pact giving the U.S. military increased basing access in the country.

The Russian border region of Belgorod recently came under attack, one of the largest cross-border incursions into Russian territory since the start of the war in Ukraine last year.

The Islamic Republic of Iran test-fired a 2,000 km range ballistic missile, dubbed Khoramshahr 4, amidst regional tensions with Israel.?

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