Logan M. Williams

Lessons of a Bygone Era: Wars of Symbolism

In September, China released its new “standard map,” laying claim to most of the so-called “South China Sea,” as well as territory that it...

Lessons of a Bygone Era: Deterrence, Power Projection, and “Peace Through Strength”

The United States’ phenomenal victory over the Soviet Union during the Cold War ushered in a period of tremendous optimism, driven by the unbelievable...

The U.S. Senate Takes Important First Step Toward Repairing Partnerships Soiled by President Trump

On July 12, a bipartisan coalition of U.S. Senators introduced a bill to prevent future United States’ presidents from arbitrarily leaving the North Atlantic...

The United States Should Be Wary of Engaging Cuba

We’ve been down this road before as a nation and the results weren’t promising. The Wall Street Journal recently published several revelations regarding Chinese spying...

Vindication for President Obama: Step One for Countering Chinese Influence and Responding to Xi Jinping’s Aggression

Recently, the Wall Street Journal shocked the world with two reports that illustrated just how ambitious and antagonistic Beijing could be in the “new...

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The New Power Centers of Sports Diplomacy: Cities, Capital, and Code

If power in sport now lives in city halls, boardrooms, and algorithms—not stadiums—how will the U.S. wield cities, capital, and code as it hosts the world’s biggest events over the next decade?

Four Years On, Ukraine’s War Still Refuses to End

Four years on, Ukraine’s war drags across 1,200 km, cities in ruins and millions displaced. Russia entrenched, Kyiv defiant, the West divided—how long can a war of attrition outlast political will before exhaustion decides the peace?

How Timor-Leste Uses Tourism to Cement Its ASEAN Role

After joining ASEAN in 2025, Timor-Leste is leveraging sustainable, high-value tourism to boost soft power, diversify beyond oil, and cement its regional role—positioning itself as Southeast Asia’s next authentic frontier, not its next mass market.

How Far is Cuba From a Total Collapse?

How close is Cuba to collapse? Energy strangulation, fading allies, and Trump’s oil squeeze after Venezuela’s shift have left Havana isolated and rationing. For the first time in decades, the regime’s survival feels uncertain.

The Maghreb’s New Architecture: Beyond the Myth of the Algerian Pillar

Madrid 2026 wasn’t diplomacy—it was redesign. Washington moves past Algeria’s veto politics, backs Morocco’s autonomy plan, and seeds a Tunis-Rabat axis built on energy sovereignty, phosphates, and geo-economic integration. The Maghreb’s balance is shifting.