Author: Jordan Henry

  • 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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  • Raisina Dialogue 2025 in New Delhi, India

    Center President Paul Saunders Speaks at Raisina Dialogue 2025

    The world watches as Washington and Moscow edge cautiously toward a “reset”—this time, not in Geneva, but via a direct phone call between Presidents Trump and Putin. On March 18, Center President Paul Saunders participated in an expert panel at the Raisina Dialogue to dissect the fragile possibilities of peace. Can a peace deal on

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