BERLIN – When President Yanukovych talked to German business leaders and statesmen at the Hotel Adlon about new partnerships between Ukraine and the E.U., there was something missing from his speech – the European Union. Yanukovych spoke for nearly forty minutes on Ukraine’s trade relationship with Germany, his efforts to fight corruption, and his new [...]
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Why Yanukovych’s Berlin Visit Mattered
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged China, Europe, geopolitics, Ukraine on September 6, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
China’s Rise and the West Pacific: Prelude to Tragedy?
Posted in China, International Security, Uncategorized, tagged Mearsheimer on August 19, 2010 | 1 Comment »
John Mearsheimer recently gave a lecture at the University of Sydney with a blunt and pessimistic assessment of Sino-American relations, one that should seem very familiar to those who have read his magnum opus, The Tragedy of Great Power Politics. Mearsheimer argues that the likelihood of military confrontation between the United States and China is [...]
Six Reasons Christopher Hitchens is Full of It
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Iran, Iranian nuclear program, Mideast on August 17, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Writing today in Slate, Christopher Hitchens notes the recent flurry of press speculation over the supposedly imminent Israeli military response to the ominous tick-tock of the Iranian nuclear program. Prime Minister Netanyahu and much of the rest of the country’s political-military elites are apparently agreed on the “existential” nature of the threat a bomb in [...]
Obama’s Gambit: McChrystal’s Strategy Lives On
Posted in Uncategorized on June 23, 2010 | 1 Comment »
As Dan has pointed out, McChrystal’s behavior was unacceptable. In situations like these, where the line between policy and strategy is nearly invisible, political statements such as McChrystal’s have grave implications for the conduct of war, particularly a counterinsurgency war where cooperation between the diplomats and White House officials is paramount to success. Adding to [...]
Robert Gates vs. The Military-Industrial Complex (and Everyone Else)
Posted in Uncategorized on May 9, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
In a major speech fittingly he fittingly delivered from Abilene’s Eisenhower library, Robert Gates invoked that past President’s legacy in demanding a radical overhaul of procurement and how we think about our country’s military and budgetary priorities. Military spending on things large and small can and should expect closer, harsher scrutiny. The gusher has been [...]
Spring Issue is Here
Posted in Uncategorized on May 4, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
GW Discourse is proud to announce that the Spring issue is now available, both in print and on the Web. Thanks to the dedicated staff and writers who made this issue a reality. Enjoy!
Greek Debt and the Ever-present German Question
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged EU, European Union, Germany, Greece, IMF on May 3, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
When viewing Europe from across the Atlantic, it is easy to smirk at the fumbling of the European Union in reaction to Greece’s financial problems. Even if the Euro-zone is only across the channel, it is still quite easy to blame everything on the Germans. But when you are in the heart of the continent, [...]
The Troubled Waters Around Okinawa
Posted in Uncategorized on April 23, 2010 | 1 Comment »
After decades of one-party democracy, the replacement of the Liberal Democratic Party with the opposition Democratic Party of Japan seemed like a welcome change to Japan’s ossified political system. Foreign and especially American commentators naturally focused on Prime Minister Hatoyama’s remarks about a more “equal” relationship between the United States and Japan. At the very [...]
The Coming Debate: British Foreign Policy
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Bilateral Relations, Diplomacy, US Foreign Policy on April 20, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
This coming Thursday, the second UK general election debate is to be held in Bristol, where Prime Minister Gordon Brown of the Labour Party, David Cameron of the Conservatives and Nick Clegg of the Liberal Democrats will engage the slated topic of international affairs. This makes for some jollygood programme-ing on the telly for those interested [...]
A Tea Party Resurgence?
Posted in Uncategorized on April 12, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
It seems poor old Charlie Crist just can’t catch a break these days. The popular Governor, once considered a shoe-in for Mel Martinez’s vacant Senate seat in Florida (holding a 14-point lead in the November Rasmussen poll over his challenger Marco Rubio), he now seems to be facing near certain defeat at the polls, trailing [...]
