Brahma Chellaney

Feb 19, 2026

America’s Most Important Asian Ally Just Got Stronger

Japan’s Feb. 8 election was not merely an electoral landslide. It was a geopolitical turning point.  
Feb 6, 2026

The Useful Illusion of a ‘Rules-Based Order’ Is Ending

The “rules-based international order” was never a set of neutral rules. It was a story the U.S. told — about itself, its power and its right to bend norms when...