New Security Nexus Perspective: The Cage of Equidistance
India’s bid to remain equidistant between Russia, China, and the U.S. is no longer sustainable. This Security Nexus article explores how strategic autonomy risks becoming constraint.
Dialogue | Episode 51: North Korea’s Wartime Windfall — A Dialogue with Dr. Victor Cha
In Dialogue Episode 51, Dr. Victor Cha—one of the world’s foremost experts on Korean security and geopolitics—explains the stakes and the limited choices before Washington and its allies. As he observes, “It really shows that North Korea is not content to sit on its hands. They’re being very proactive about taking advantage of strategic situations where they see an opening.”
Dr. Alexander Vuving’s New Publications on Vietnam’s Past and Present
Dr. Alexander Vuving has two new publications exploring Vietnam’s history and foreign policy. The first is a peer-reviewed article published in The Pacific Review (Vol. 38, Issue 1, 2025), titled “Bamboo in a Storm: The Russia-Ukraine War and Vietnam’s Foreign Policy (2022–2024). The second is a chapter in The Cambridge History of the Vietnam War (Volume 3: Legacies). Titled “Vietnam’s Search for Its Place in the World,” the chapter traces Vietnam’s trajectory since the war with the United States.
How Seoul Should Respond to North Korea’s Soldiers in Russia
A new OpEd by Dr. Lami Kim published by the United States Institute for Peace. As North Korean soldiers deploy to Russia, South Korea faces complex security challenges that could shift the regional military balance. North Korea's involvement in the Ukraine war marks the first large-scale combat engagement of its military since the Korean War, exposing its troops to modern warfare and potentially securing lucrative cash flows from Russia, despite sanctions. Additionally, the specter of Moscow supplying Pyongyang with advanced military technologies threatens to destabilize the Korean Peninsula.
Security Nexus Webinar | Episode 24: North Korea-Russia Alliance: Economic and Geopolitical Implications
The recent deepening of ties between North Korea and Russia, marked by the signing of a mutual defense treaty in June 2024, signals a significant development with far-reaching consequences for the Asia-Pacific region. This evolving alliance was the focus of a recent episode of the Security Nexus Webinar hosted by the Daniel K. Inouye Asia-Pacific Center for Security Studies, featuring a discussion between Professor James Minnich and Rachel Minyoung Lee, Senior Fellow at the Stimson Center.
Bamboo in a storm: the Russia-Ukraine war and Vietnam’s foreign policy (2022–2024)
Dr. Alexander Vuving has contributed a chapter to the new book “Vietnam: Navigating a Rapidly Changing Economy, Society, and Political Order” by Börje Ljunggren and Dwight Perkins, eds. His chapter is “The Evolution of Vietnamese Foreign Policy in the Doi Moi Era.”
Canada Can Do Much More With Its Five Eyes Allies To Respond To China And Russia’s Global Threats
OTTAWA, ON (September 30, 2021): The international environment is increasingly insecure. Under the leadership of Xi Jinping and Vladimir Putin, China and Russia are attempting to reshape the international system and constrain the liberal democratic West. State competition is changing, [...]
The Sino-Russian Approach to the Maritime: A Mare Clausem System?
“The Sino-Russian Approach to the Maritime: A Mare Clausem System?” is the title of a paper by Dr. John Hemmings for Security Nexus. This article highlights how the increase in resources and focus gives US forces the ability to [...]
Artificial Intelligence, China, Russia, and global order
Dr. Srini Sitaraman has a new article published in the Spring 2020 issue of the Journal of European, Middle Eastern, and African Affairs published by the Air University Press, Maxwell, AFB, AL. Sitaraman reviews the work by Nicholas Wright and [...]
