Author: Matt Reisener
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Conflict over Hong Kong: Implications of Beijing’s New National Security Law
Is Hong Kong a bellwether of US-China confrontation? Beijing’s promulgation of a new national security law for Hong Kong has escalated tensions between the United States and China, highlighting both the emerging competition between the two governing systems and US concerns about China’s growing international assertiveness in East Asia. Are tensions over Hong Kong contributing
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Milton Bearden Joins Center for the National Interest
The Center for the National Interest is pleased to announce the appointment of Milton Bearden, a former senior CIA officer, as a Distinguished Non-Resident Fellow dealing with intelligence matters. “With Milt Bearden, we gain a true CIA legend with unmatched experience dealing with the hard realities of great power competition with Moscow and Beijing,” said
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The World According to Putin: Debating Why World War II Happened
On the 75th anniversary of the start of the World War II, Russian president Vladimir Putin published an important article in The National Interest in which he cited archival research to reexamine the causes of the war and the Soviet Union’s role in it. The article has prompted considerable debate over its interpretations of history and their implications for current affairs. How strong is Putin’s
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A Discussion of US-Russian Relations with Russian Ambassador Anatoly Antonov
Russia is widely considered today to represent one of the main geopolitical and diplomatic challenges to the United States. While dialogue between the two countries continues, the relationship is increasingly defined by adversity, confrontation, and mistrust. Indeed, appearing recently on Russian television, Ambassador Antonov described the relationship as outright “horrible.” Still, as Secretary of State
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The National Interest’s Korea Studies Team Releases New Report on Kim Pyong-il
In April, rumors of Kim Jong-un’s untimely death made their rounds across the internet after the North Korean leader disappeared for a while from public view. One question appeared to be on everybody’s mind: who would take his place? Among those believed most likely to rise to the occasion was Kim Jong-un’s uncle, and former North Korean Ambassador to
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