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Andrew Latham

Former Non-Resident Fellow

Andrew Latham was a non-resident fellow at Defense Priorities.

Latham is also a regular opinion contributor at The Hill and a research associate with the Centre for Defense and Security Studies, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Canada. He holds a PhD in Political Science from York University in Toronto, Canada.

Latham has served as non-proliferation, arms control, and disarmament research fellow and as a senior policy associate, both with the Canadian Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade. He has also been a lecturer at the Canadian Armed Forces School of Aerospace Studies, Winnipeg, Canada. Over the past three decades, Latham has taught courses on Chinese foreign policy, regional conflict and security, U.S. foreign and defense policy, international security, and great power competition.

Latham is currently working on a book titled China’s Grand Strategy: A History, 1950–2050, to be published by McGill-Queen’s University Press.

Op-edUkraine‑Russia, Europe and Eurasia, Russia, Ukraine

A realist analysis: This is Zelensky’s war

By Andrew Latham

February 26, 2025

The recent public clash between President Donald Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has reignited debates about Zelensky’s role in […]

Op-edNATO, Alliances and commitments, Europe and Eurasia

Is America preparing to abandon NATO and Europe?

By Andrew Latham

February 20, 2025

Op-edGrand strategy, Asia, China‑Taiwan, Europe and Eurasia, Russia, Taiwan

Protecting undersea cables from sabotage without triggering a storm

By Andrew Latham

December 17, 2024

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Op-edUkraine‑Russia, Europe and Eurasia, Russia, Ukraine

A realist analysis: This is Zelensky’s war

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Is America preparing to abandon NATO and Europe?

By Andrew Latham

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Op-edGrand strategy, Asia, China‑Taiwan, Europe and Eurasia, Russia, Taiwan

Protecting undersea cables from sabotage without triggering a storm

By Andrew Latham

December 17, 2024

Op-edGrand strategy, Basing and global posture, Great power competition

Is multipolarity destined to destabilize the world?

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Assad’s fall is a major blow to Russia

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Op-edSyria, Middle East, Russia

The surprise Syrian rebel offensive could be a Mideast turning point

By Andrew Latham

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