Five More Questions For Stephen Kotkin: Prigozhin Mutiny Edition

This essay explores Southeast Asian perspectives on Quad-driven maritime security cooperation in the Indo-Pacific. Through expert analyses from Indonesia, Singapore, and Vietnam, it evaluates regional perceptions of Quad initiatives based on three primary variables: initiative leadership, the character of the activity, and geographic location. It emphasizes the importance of balancing distinct national interests with Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) alignment.

Moscow’s imperialist strongman believes decadent European democracies can be cowed. Our job is to prove him wrong

Disclaimer… I’m going to torture a metaphor about baking a cake, how the baker is responsible for recipe, how it turns out, and how we can’t un-bake a cake once it has been made.