China, Russia, and the Middle East: The Shifting Geopolitics of Great Power Competition
Senior Fellow for National Security at the Foreign Policy Research Institute, and former Diplomacy Consultant to the State Department (2006-2023) John Sitilides shares insights on U.S. foreign policy and national security strategies to address, confront, and resolve the rapidly shifting dynamics of geopolitics, international security, and risk management in an “increasingly fragile world order.“ Strategic Deterrence to Protect National Security and […]
Expert insights – Geopolitical risk and energy
The multiplying, intensifying disruptions occurring in several of the most critical regions of the world, from the Middle East to southeastern Europe, with East Asia increasingly in the balance, is roiling the strategic planning of corporate executives and investment managers, especially in national and global energy markets. In these first weeks of 2024, there is […]
Geopolitical turbulence – the operative phrase for 2024
Geopolitical turbulence is the operative phrase for understanding foreign policy, national security, international relations and grand strategy in 2024. Whether we have entered a global pre-war era, Cold War II, or a “world at war,” as scholars, historians, and journalists have recently posted, the potential 2024 crises across the global landscape are multiple. https://www.linkedin.com/posts/john-sitilides-b884633_part-1-geopolitical-turbulence-is-the-activity-7150111537037209600-rCR8 In […]
Geopolitics & Supply Chains
John Sitilides discusses current geopolitical risks, their impact on trade and supply chains, and how they are projected to evolve in 2024. https://www.thepurchasermagazine.com/geopolitics-supply-chain The concept of “supply chains” was largely esoteric to most people in recent decades, known well to a highly specialized industry core of manufacturing, transportation, logistics, and just-in-time inventory experts whose professions […]
A U.S. strategist explains the consequences for Europe: What does “America First” mean in Trump’s foreign policy?
“We are borrowing money from China to finance our operations in Europe,” criticizes U.S. strategist John Sitilides and explains what would change under Donald Trump. https://www.tagesspiegel.de/internationales/ein-us-stratege-erklart-die-folgen-fur-europa-was-heisst-america-first-in-trumps-aussenpolitik-11314201.html Mr. Sitilides, Donald Trump promises to make America great again when he returns to the White House. What does that mean in terms of US foreign policy? If the […]
Geopolitical Risks and Strategies for Business Leaders
The global economy, long based upon a U.S.-led rules-based trading system, is undergoing profound and fundamentally transformative shifts, from new hot wars and potential cold wars, as well as challenging energy security debates in a multi-polar order. U.S.-China relations are more tense than ever over Taiwan, technology, trade, and human rights, as Beijing seeks to […]