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Alexander Cooley

Strategy & Conflict Oct 18, 2015 Snapshot

Putin's Potemkin Intervention

When it comes to foreign policy, U.S. President Obama’s critics have long accused him of being weak, indecisive, and naive for his restrained approach to Middle...

Alexander Cooley and Daniel H. Nexon

Demonstrators hold a placard and wave Syrian opposition flags as they protest against Russia's military operation in Syria in front of the Russian embassy in Berlin, Germany, October 17, 2015.

Politics & Society November/December 2015 Essay

Rank Has Its Privileges

International ratings and rankings are often lauded as accessible tools for better government accountability. In fact, ratings are fraught with methodological flaws...

Alexander Cooley and Jack Snyder

U.S. Foreign Policy Aug 7, 2012 Snapshot

The New Great Game in Central Asia

Recently, China, Russia, and the United States have started to compete for influence in Central Asia. Unlike Afghanistan in the last Great Game, however, the...

Alexander Cooley

Democratization Apr 5, 2011 Snapshot

Bahrain's Base Politics

For years, Pentagon officials took comfort in the relative stability of Bahrain, which serves as a major base for the U.S. military. But the protests in the country...

Alexander Cooley and Daniel H. Nexon

Djibouti - Foreign Affairs

Regional Organizations Dec 14, 2009 Snapshot

Cooperation Gets Shanghaied

The Shanghai Cooperation Organization is not the powerful anti-Western bloc it appeared to be a few years ago. The organization should deliver some tangible...

Alexander Cooley

China - Foreign Affairs

Political Development November/December 2005 Essay

Base Politics

As the Pentagon prepares to redeploy U.S. forces around the world, it should review its practice of setting up bases in nondemocratic states. Although defense...

Alexander Cooley

Russia Fsu - Foreign Affairs

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