Author: Jordan Henry
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CRANK Call | March 2025
CRANK Call is a monthly review of developments involving cooperation, and at times contention, among China, Russia, Iran, and North Korea (the CRANKs). March 2025 Highlights China and Russia unite in show of support for Iran on the nuclear issue On March 14, Chinese Deputy Foreign Minister Ma Zhaoxu hosted Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei
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Uzbekistan’s Foreign Policy: Building Partnerships in Central Asia and Beyond
With the largest population and sharing borders with all four neighboring Central Asian states, Uzbekistan serves as a linchpin of the region. Since reformist President Shavkat Mirziyoyev assumed office in December 2016, the country’s engagement with its neighbors and the rest of the world has become increasingly dynamic, cooperative, and influential. On Thursday, April 10,
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Is Russia Under Pressure?
Since 2014, the United States and its allies have provided increasing military support to Ukraine while imposing more and tougher economic sanctions on Russia, especially since Russia launched its February 2022 invasion. Notwithstanding their starkly different approaches and stated goals, the Biden administration and the Trump administration have each framed these measures as components of
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Trump’s Tariffs and Energy Market Turmoil (w/ Tatiana Mitrova)
Trump’s Tariffs and Energy Market Turmoil (w/ Tatiana Mitrova) President Donald Trump’s announcement of sweeping new global tariffs last week sent shockwaves through international markets, igniting fears of economic slowdown and triggering retaliatory measures from major trading partners like China. The consequences are already reverberating through the global energy system: oil and gas prices are
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Rethinking American Grand Strategy (w/ Ionut Popescu)
Rethinking American Grand Strategy (w/ Ionut Popescu) What should America’s grand strategy look like in a world shaped by resurgent great powers, regional conflict, and rising multipolarity? As China pushes to dominate the Asia-Pacific and Russia asserts itself in its near abroad, the stakes for global order—and for U.S. leadership—have never been higher. Meanwhile, the
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