Beyond Economics: The Political Risks of a US-China Trade War
How Marshall Sahlins’ Stone Age Economics can help us better understand the brewing US-China trade war.
PNG Naval Base: The Quad Leans into China’s Belt and Road in the Indo-Pacific
The United States and Australia will cooperate to develop a strategic deep-water naval base on PNG, signaling a renewed desire to counter China’s charm offensive in Australia’s backyard.
The Quad: Destination Unknown
Though much is unknown about the Quad’s future, one thing seems sure: it’s not transforming into a full-fledged military alliance anytime soon.
China at the End of History
Peaceful Rise, containment, encirclement, the ‘China Threat’ theory- though the times change the language stays the same. Experts are asking the same questions they were thirty years ago about China’s rise and the impact it will have on international society. It’s high time we throw away the rulebook of historical analogies and accept that this scenario is something completely different.
Sudan Might Be Open for Business, but Only for the Intrepid
It’s going to take creativity, hard work, and patience, but with some luck we may be looking at a new African economic powerhouse in the years to come.
A Cuba Thaw in the Cards?
The United States and Cuba have exchanged high-level diplomatic overtures for the first time in decades.
Extremist Movements and Loss of Purpose: The Fall of Daesh
The extremist group will soon follow its dream of an ‘Islamic State’ into the dustbin of history.
Dissolving the Leviathan in Lebanon
The mismanagement of Lebanon is almost criminally negligent. But perhaps that’s the point.
The Evolving Threat of ISIS in the Philippines
After a lull, could Islamic State rebound in the Philippines?
Backgrounder: Key Players in the Libyan Civil War
A group-by-group breakdown of Libya Dawn and Operation Dignity, the two rival visions fueling the Libyan civil war.