Robert Hamilton
Senior Fellow

Russia and China in Africa: Interests, Influence, and Instruments of Power
Africa matters to both Russia and China now more than at any time in recent decades. For Russia to blunt isolation and profit from insecurity; for China to consolidate an alternative global order and protect long-term investments.
2/19/2026

Swaggering Toward Sicily: American Hubris Under Trump Invites Catastrophe
Donald Trump and those around him are drunk on the elixir of American military power; it is only a matter of time before they plunge the US - and the world - into a catastrophe.
1/12/2026

American Military Posture in the Black Sea: How the Pentagon Can Prevent a Strategic Mistake
A withdrawal of American troops from Romania at a critical time in negotiations on Ukraine would be a serious mistake. Russia would take it as the U.S. giving it a free hand to act in the Black Sea, region which would increase tensions and the risk of escalation.
10/29/2025

What We Get Wrong About Russia
The United States and Russia have fundamentally different models of how the world works. If this remains to be the case, Russia will continue to be a problem for the US – if not an outright threat – and the US will be the same for Russia.
8/22/2025

A Long and Winding Road to Nowhere? Georgia’s Perennial Quest for Security and Belonging
Georgia’s latest crisis continues a centuries old pattern for the ancient South Caucasus nation. As a small country in an unstable but strategically important region, finding sustainable security and a geopolitical “home” was always going to be a challenge for Georgia.
8/10/2025

Two Wars, Countless Consequences US Policy on Israel and Ukraine Could Make the World an Uglier Place
US policy toward the wars in Europe and the Middle East could make war crimes and nuclear blackmail more common, to the detriment of US national security and global stability.
7/23/2025