Malaysia: In Search of a New National Narrative
The Geopoliticalmonitor's Murray Hunter argues that it's time for Malaysia to come up with a new national narrative.
Rundown of the Xi-Obama Summit
In the wake of the Xi-Obama summit, both American and Chinese media outlets have stressed how ‘constructive’ the meetings were. But given the existence of certain structural impediments in the US-China relationship, was the summit doomed before it even started?
A Tale of Two Conferences
Copenhagen and Durban: two conferences with two totally different sets of expectations. In the short amount of time between them, hope has collapsed under the weight of global cynicism. What a difference two years can make.
Japan: The politics of economic crisis
Japan is experiencing the biggest economic downturn of its post-war history. As economic gloom pervades through Japanese society, it appears that the period of unbroken one-party rule in Japanese politics is almost over.
OPINION: The Ones Who Progress Left Behind
Globalization’s chickens are coming home to roost on Wall Street.
Iran’s ‘colour revolution’
Even though a media blockade continues to obscure some of the details surrounding ongoing protests in Iran, the situation unfortunately bears many of the signs of surging violence in the short-term.
Obama’s Afghan strategy
In a major departure from the Bush administration, President Obama has initiated a new geopolitical strategy in central Asia designed to drastically change the status quo in Afghanistan.
Madagascar’s isolation
A recent military-backed coup in Madagascar, an island nation off the eastern coast of Africa in the Indian Ocean, has left the country internationally isolated.
Israel attacks Sudan
Israel has opened up yet another war-front via a covert-ops attack against targets on Sudanese soil, potentially furthering an escalating rift between it and its Arab neighbours.
Thai colour revolution
Unlike typical CIA organized colour revolutions, the waves of counter-protests in Thailand appear to have genuinely split the loyalties of the Thai citizenry in two, threatening a collapse of Thailand’s political system.