Isaac Kardon

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Annexing Greenland would destroy NATO and NATO allies--Norway, the UK, and Iceland--are necessary for securing the Arctic.

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This is not unlike PRC regulators deciding that fintech or education prep are no longer viable industries…ask Jack Ma!

Not a good model to emulate, but at least in Chinese case they eliminate industries based on national interests, not personal profit or delusions about windfarm autism…

China’s Foreign Police Training: A Global Footprint New data reveal how China’s foreign police training programs have become an integral part of Beijing’s strategy to remake global security.

For more details from Sheena and Cameron, along with @ibkardon.bsky.social, see their latest Carnegie report on China’s foreign police training: carnegieendowment.org/research/202...

China’s Foreign Police Training: A Global Footprint New data reveal how China’s foreign police training programs have become an integral part of Beijing’s strategy to remake global security.

For more from Sheena, @ibkardon.bsky.social, and Cameron Waltz on how China is training police forces across the world, see their latest Carnegie paper: carnegieendowment.org/research/202...

Nobody warned me there would be poems But is prose even OK with the "Pivot to Venezuela" underway?!

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This looks promising 🍿

Security Without Exclusivity – Why Countries Choose to Cooperate Simultaneously with Both the U.S. and China Sheena Greitens and Isaac Kardon join Philip Saunders for a discussion on how third countries are simultaneously deepening security cooperation with China and the U.S. instead of choosing between them...

🌏 Why are some countries deepening security ties with both the U.S. and China?
#PIPFellows @sheenagreitens.bsky.social, @ibkardon.bsky.social, & Philip Saunders discuss “security hybridization” and what it means for the U.S.-China relationship.
Watch: bit.ly/41LjAG5

YouTube video by Carnegie Explains Inside China’s Global Security Playbook

“Analysts and policymakers are used to thinking about China’s military as a global security actor,” says @sheenagreitens.bsky.social‬. But its internal security apparatus also plays a significant role.

Sheena, @ibkardon.bsky.social, and Cameron Waltz explain: youtu.be/X0Vtai8xccE?...

A New World Cop on the Beat? China’s Internal Security Outreach Under the Global Security Initiative Global outreach by China’s internal security agencies is expanding. This nonmilitary security diplomacy plays a crucial yet overlooked role in Chinese foreign security policy.

Delighted to share a new report that's been over a year in the making, with @carnegieendowment.org 's @ibkardon.bsky.social & Cameron Waltz, on China's internal security outreach under GSI:
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A New World Cop on the Beat? China’s Internal Security Outreach Under the Global Security Initiative Global outreach by China’s internal security agencies is expanding. This nonmilitary security diplomacy plays a crucial yet overlooked role in Chinese foreign security policy.

China’s internal security agencies are using global engagement to legitimize its national security vision via non-military security cooperation.
@ibkardon.bsky.social, @sheenagreitens.bsky.social, & Cameron Walz analyze China’s foreign security policy: carnegieendowment.org/research/202...

Trump’s Greenland Fixation and the China-Russia Strategic Opportunity in the Arctic | The World Unpacked In this episode of The World Unpacked, Isaac Kardon speaks with Alexander (Sasha) Gabuev about growing Russia–China cooperation in the Arctic. They explore the region’s rising strategic importance, it...

The Arctic is emerging as a new arena of geopolitical competition, but few policymakers understand its strategic importance to Russia and China. @alexgabuev.bsky.social joins @ibkardon.bsky.social on the season finale of #TWU.
 
🎙️Listen now: the-world-unpacked.simplecast.com/episodes/tru...

At Blue Blaze, our Scouted series discusses exciting new work in IR and foreign policy.

Tune in Wednesday for our first Scouted podcast—in which I host @sheenagreitens.bsky.social & @ibkardon.bsky.social discussing their work on China as an internal security provider

YouTube video by Carnegie Endowment What Makes China's Party-State Capitalism Different?

How should we understand China’s system of party-state capitalism, and what sets it apart from other countries with strong state intervention in the economy?
Meg Rithmire discusses on #TheWorldUnpacked with @ibkardon.bsky.social: youtube.com/shorts/Qly5_...

YouTube video by Carnegie Endowment The New Geopolitics of Subsea Cables

Subsea cables carry 95% of the world’s data but are largely invisible in global policy debates. @ibkardon.bsky.social, Jane Munga, and @sophiabesch.bsky.social discuss the geopolitics, economics, and risks surrounding undersea data infrastructure on #TheWorldUnpacked: www.youtube.com/watch?v=sJIq...

YouTube video by Carnegie Endowment Subsea Cables and European Security

What are subsea data cables, and why are they important to European security? @sophiabesch.bsky.social explains on the latest #TheWorldUnpacked, with Jane Munga and @ibkardon.bsky.social: youtube.com/shorts/twSI9...

YouTube video by Carnegie Endowment Subsea Cables and Africa's Future

Why are subsea data cables so critical for Africa's socio-economic future? Jane Munga discusses on the latest #TheWorldUnpacked, with @ibkardon.bsky.social and @sophiabesch.bsky.social: youtube.com/shorts/oArgQ...

How does capitalism function in China, a party-state that tries to maintain “rule by market” without ceding too much control to private capital?

@ibkardon.bsky.social discusses with Meg Rithmire on #TheWorldUnpacked: youtu.be/BMb3S8Jin_A?...

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YouTube video by Carnegie Endowment Why We All Need to Care About Nukes Again

Now available in video: my chat with @ibkardon.bsky.social about my new book. (And definitely the first podcast I’ve done on nukes that ends in a hug!) www.youtube.com/watch?v=XjOp...

“The Life of the Party: Past and Present Constraints on the Future of the Chinese Communist Party"

Yvonne Chiu, @ibkardon.bsky.social, & Jason M. Kelly’s co-edited publication contains essays from experts on persistent patterns and new developments in Chinese politics since the CCP’s founding.

Why We All Need to Care About Nukes Again | The World Unpacked Isaac Kardon sits down with Ankit Panda to explore today’s new nuclear age—and what it will take to manage the growing risks of confrontation and escalation.

Out now: @ibkardon.bsky.social sits down with @nktpnd.bsky.social to explore today’s new nuclear age—and what it will take to manage the growing risks of confrontation and escalation.

Listen to #TheWorldUnpacked here: the-world-unpacked.simplecast.com/episodes/why...

Does China’s Growing Security Outreach Matter? Tracing Implications for Irregular Warfare and U.S. Security Cooperation More countries are turning to both the U.S. and China for different types of security support. Learn what “security hybridization” means and why it matters.

On this 6/4, sharing a new piece out at Irregular Warfare Initiative with @ibkardon.bsky.social on "Does China's Growing Security Outreach Matter?" (Spoiler: Yes.)
Grateful to @atwellkyle.bsky.social & the entire IWI team for the chance to share our analysis:
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SecDef Hegseth's Shangri-La Dialogue speech repeated conventional wisdom that's already eroded. No longer a functional division of getting security from US, prosperity from China. China's emerged as a global security provider, as @ibkardon.bsky.social and I show in @intsecurity.bsky.social:

Trump’s Greenland Obsession Will Not Secure America Countering Russia and China in the Arctic requires leveraging alliances, not fracturing them.

President Trump’s desire to “get” Greenland isn’t keeping the U.S. secure. By working with – not against – its allies, Washington can counter Russia and China in the Arctic.

@ibkardon.bsky.social‬ and @alexgabuev.bsky.social‬ explain for @foreignpolicy.com: foreignpolicy.com/2025/05/26/t...

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Appreciate the extensive quotations and use of my data in this excellent article, which puts the Panama Canal ports in their proper global context. context.

We are still waiting for the other shoe to drop in this maritime mega-deal…watch this space.

President Trump’s efforts to take the Panama Canal may now be in limbo thanks to a Chinese antitrust investigation.

Carnegie’s @ibkardon.bsky.social explained for @nytimes.com . Read the full article here: buff.ly/FkEMSR2

Appreciate the extensive quotations and use of my data in this excellent article, which puts the Panama Canal ports in their proper global context. context.

We are still waiting for the other shoe to drop in this maritime mega-deal…watch this space.

CK Hutchison is accused of "disregarding national interests and national justice and betraying and selling out all Chinese people" over its sale of Panama Canal ports to US. firm BlackRock in a state media commentary posted by China's Hong Kong and Macao office.

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