Diplomacy and External Affairs

Blinken admits U.S. sent arms to Ukraine ahead of conflict

https://english.news.cn/northamerica/20250105/9bebb6bf805e4143957d2aea00ad400f/c.html

Macron’s foreign policy is likely to survive parliamentary upheaval

https://www.aspistrategist.org.au/macrons-foreign-policy-is-likely-to-survive-parliamentary-upheaval/

‘Stabilisation’ is helping Beijing stall for time

https://www.aspistrategist.org.au/stabilisation-is-helping-beijing-stall-for-time/

Understanding Xi Jinping Thought: the clear and present implications for democratic nations

https://www.aspistrategist.org.au/understanding-xi-jinping-thought-the-clear-and-present-implications-for-democratic-nations/

Europe’s messy Russian gas divorce

https://www.brookings.edu/articles/europes-messy-russian-gas-divorce/

From the bookshelf: ‘Deterring Armageddon: a biography of NATO’

https://www.aspistrategist.org.au/from-the-bookshelf-deterring-armageddon-a-biography-of-nato/