Andrew Latham

Andrew Latham is a non-resident fellow at Defense Priorities and a professor of international relations and political theory at Macalester College in Saint Paul, MN. Andrew is now a Contributing Editor to 19FortyFive, where he writes a daily column. You can follow him on X: @aakatham.

October 22, 2026

Columns/Geopolitics

China’s “New Long March”

Drawing a parallel to the historic Red Army retreat of the 1930s, Chinese leaders view the nation’s modern development as a "New Long March"—an ambitious, long-term journey that goes far beyond its

Geopolitics/Interviews

Beyond the Extremes

Former BBC News Bangla journalist Salahuddin Sumon has transformed digital travel filmmaking by merging newsroom rigor with human-centered storytelling, reaching millions of Bengali-speaking viewers across South Asia and the global diaspora. From documenting expeditions in Antarctica and Svalbard to uncovering

October 22, 2026

Exclusive: Sri Lanka Tells UN Ex-Top Spy’s Arrest Followed Catholic Priest’s Complaint Over Channel 4 Film

Editor's Choice/Judiciary

by Our Correspondent in Geneva Sri Lanka has told the United Nations that the investigation leading to the arrest of retired Major General Suresh

Progress achieved, promise unfulfilled

Columns/Human Rights

Countries across Asia and the Pacific have made remarkable strides over the past three decades in tackling poverty through a combination of economic growth,

The Iran War Is Now All About Who Controls the Strait of Hormuz

April 2, 2026

Iran/United States/World

Clausewitz understood that wars have a way of outgrowing the aims that set them in motion. Thirty-one days into Operation Epic Fury, his lesson is being relearned — even if Washington can’t

Kashmir’s Forever War

May 21, 2025

Columns/Geopolitics

This Ceasefire Will Not Hold – Because India and Pakistan Were Never Meant to Coexist: On May 16, 2025, India and Pakistan agreed – yet again – to a ceasefire along the Line of Control