Humiliation on the High Seas: The Australia-Indonesia Spat
The Geopoliticalmonitor's Murray Hunter examines one of the latest disagreements between the governments of Indonesia and Australia.
Great Power Competition Redux: China, Russia, and Indian Ocean Geopolitics
The vast Indian Ocean Region is increasingly home to a fluid geopolitics of great power competition pitting China and Russia against the West.
The US & Syria: Beyond the Red Line
President Obama’s ‘red line’ seriously restricted his administration’s room for maneuver in responding to the strategic imperatives on the ground in Syria.
The Shrinking Aral Sea: A Cascading Environmental Disaster
There is now desert where much of the world’s fourth-largest lake used to be, and the economic, health, and environmental consequences for peoples living near the lake are enormous.
Will the IMF Rescue Macri’s ‘Gradual Austerity’ in Argentina?
Argentinian President Mauricio Macri talked the talk of market liberalization, but his government has walked right into another IMF bailout.
Is Belarus Doomed to Dependence on Russia?
Minsk has tried to carve out a more independent niche since the Ukraine crisis, but its room for maneuver remains severely constrained.
How the Islamic State Fractures Afghanistan’s Peace Prospects
ISIS-K wants to undermine any Afghan peace prospects. To achieve this, ISIS-K relies on a strategy of intimidation and division.
Soldiers of Peace: A Peruvian Blue Helmet in MINUSCA
Discussing Peru’s peacekeeping legacy, the importance of female blue helmets, and the fate of the UN’s current mission in the Central African Republic.
Islamic State and Al-Qaeda Clash in the Sahel
Background on the worsening clashes between Al Qaeda and Islamic State’s regional affiliates in the Sahel.