Europe, Security & Conflict

Russia’s Imperial Ambitions – A Wounded Bear Stumbles on a Path of Slow Decline

October 29, 2025

Imperialism is a contentious word. It raises painful memories of sprawling and predatory European colonies in the Global South. In more recent times, critics of the US-led international…

Europe, Security & Conflict

Balkans Breakthrough for Ukraine: Bring Serbia into NATO & the Kosovo Model into the Donbas

October 12, 2025

With his stunning1 reversals2 on Ukraine,3 President Trump seems ready to give up his bid to halt Russia’s war on its smaller, beleaguered neighbor. He shouldn’t. Even with…

Editors' Updates

Available on Project Muse: The SAIS Review’s (45.1) Print Issue, Forgotten Wars: Beyond the Mainstream

August 30, 2025

As mainstream media fixates on the wars in Eastern Europe and the Middle East, our goal with this issue is to shed light on equally devastating—yet underreported—conflicts unfolding…

International Development, North America

USAID and the Trump Foreign Aid Doctrine

April 29, 2025

On President Donald Trump’s first day in office, the administration launched a concerted attack on the U.S. foreign aid framework,[1] sending shockwaves through the global humanitarian landscape. Under…

Europe, Security & Conflict

Visions of Russia’s Imperial Future

April 20, 2025

History knows only very few examples of attempts to rebuild once collapsed empires, but it looks as if Vladimir Putin’s Russia is exhibiting such an attempt. More than…

Asia Pacific, Policy & Politics

The Silent Parallels of US-China Rivalry: A Clash of Power, Not Models

April 4, 2025

Despite stark contrasts—if not outright opposition—between modern China and the United States, subtle yet undeniable parallels have emerged across society, economy, and politics. These similarities are shaped by…

Editors' Updates

Available on Project Muse: The SAIS Review’s (44.2) Print Issue, A New Statecraft: The Future of Artificial Intelligence in Governance and Diplomacy

March 24, 2025

Statecraft, long considered an art requiring years of study and profound human behavioral insight, is now entering an era defined by Artificial Intelligence (AI). Traditionally guided by complex…

Asia Pacific, Security & Conflict

In the Shadow of Giants: Assessing the Strategic Ambitions and Political Implications of the Chinese Aircraft Carrier

March 11, 2025

Having lived through an era of carrier-enabled US naval domination of the high seas for decades, the People’s Republic of China (PRC) has been relentlessly bolstering its naval…

Security & Conflict, South America

El Salvador’s Controversial Offer: Housing U.S. Criminals in Its Mega-Prison

March 7, 2025

El Salvador’s ‘maverick’[1] president, Nayib Bukele, has proposed a unique agreement with the United States, offering to house American criminals and deportees[2] in its notorious mega-prison, Centro de…

Civil Society, Policy & Politics

The Role of Soft Power in the Digital Age

March 7, 2025

Social media and technological advances have drastically changed international communication, which has an impact on how countries exercise influence. The phrase “soft power,” which was coined by Joseph…

Policy & Politics, South America

Diplomacy for Democracy: Why Venezuela Did Not Defy the Odds like Guatemala

March 2, 2025

On January 15, 2024, after months of a tumultuous post-election political and democratic crisis that placed Guatemala at the top of the political agenda in the Americas, Bernardo…

North America, Policy & Politics

Social Media, Disinformation, and AI: Transforming the Landscape of the 2024 U.S. Presidential Political Campaigns

January 14, 2025

Political campaigns have been repurposed to accommodate the importance of social media platforms as powerful tools for communication, outreach, and influence. The 2024 U.S. presidential election highlighted the…