Of Europe, Syria and Anthropogeographic Inversion
How can we observe and interpret (the distance between) success and failure from a historical perspective? This question remains a difficult one to answer.
Merkel’s CDU Defeated in Regional Elections
Germany’s Angela Merkel is holding the line on the “open door” policy, and it’s costing her party at the ballot box.
Backgrounder: Ukraine Politics
A backgrounder on the internal politics of Ukraine, a country caught in an East-West geopolitical crossfire.
Donald Trump: a New Dawn in US Foreign Policy?
In terms of foreign policy vision, there’s less separating Donald Trump and President Obama than you might think.
China in Europe: Does the New Silk Road Go Both Ways?
European leaders are beginning to diverge on the matter of how to handle relations with the second largest economy in the world.
TIAR 2.0: Breathing New Life into a Cold War-era inter-American Defense Treaty
The threats envisioned by the original Rio Treaty are increasingly rare. But by reworking the text, the treaty could find new life in addressing current hemispheric issues like illegal fishing.
Global Forecast: Brexit Round-Up
Recounting some of the latest economic and political developments in the United Kingdom’s ongoing Brexit process.
The Geopolitics of Russia’s Foray into West Africa
West Africa is emerging as a new front in Russia’s global campaign against the EU and United States.
Russia Faces Post-Traumatic Stress on National Scale
After the Ukraine war, traumatized soldiers will not get the treatment they need and Russian society will suffer as a result.
The Significance of Bitcoin for State Power
For states, Bitcoin is a double-edged sword representing the simultaneous potential for advance or retreat in the field of national power.