Russia’s Arctic Dreams Have Chinese Characteristics

Co-written by David Slayton-  Research Fellow at the Hoover Institution, a member of the Shultz-Stephenson Task Force on Energy Policy, and co-chair of the Arctic Security Initiative. The most significant geophysical event on our planet since the end of the ice age is taking place today—the opening of the Arctic. As the High North maritime environment…

Will Russia And China Divide Or Unite The G7?

When President Obama arrives in Japan this week to attend the G7 Summit and visit Hiroshima, he will do so in two roles with two different purposes. As President of the United States, he will discuss the commanding heights of the global economy at the G7 meeting while seeking to reaffirm relations with an indispensable…