NSA vs. Google: Who Gets to Spy on You
What's the NSA fuss about when an established online spying regime already exists in the private sector?
Is Bangladesh Pivoting from India toward the China-Pakistan Nexus?
Recent events seem to suggest that Bangladesh is moving closer to China and Pakistan, potentially furthering the geopolitical encirclement of India.
Putin Reawakens the Russian Bear
Coverage of Vladimir Putin’s impending return to the Presidency of Russia on March 4th has so far focused almost exclusively on the menace posed to Russia’s teetering democracy. Conspicuously, little analysis has been offered regarding the impact Putin’s eminent reprisal of the Kremlin’s top job is having on Russia’s foreign policy – particularly when it comes to how political events are playing out in Syria and the Middle East.
The Geopolitics of the Sudan Coup
Examining internal and external forces at work in the latest military coup in Sudan.
Taliban Attack Foreshadows Further Fighting
This week’s spectacular attack on a prison in Kandahar demonstrates the Taliban’s reconstitution in southern Afghanistan and presages a violent summer fighting season. NATO and the Afghan army will reduce the Taliban’s capabilities, but the Taliban will remain a robust force until their sanctuary across the border in Pakistan is eliminated – an unlikely event in 2008.
CETA Free Trade Agreement Could Benefit Canada More Than EU
Experts believe that CETA could benefit Canada more than the EU, but only if laws are passed to revive Canadian competitiveness.
US-Georgia Economic Relations: Time for an FTA?
There’s never been a better time to consolidate economic ties with the strategically important Caucasus nation.
Free and Unfair Elections in Hungary
Hungary’s ruling party has tilted the institutional scales in its own favor ahead of upcoming elections in April.
The Dawn of a New 30 Years’ Crisis
The Trump era will have lasting repercussions for US power and the structure of the global system.
The Common Travel Area: An Anglo-Irish Centenary Worth Celebrating
Now nearing its 100-year anniversary, the Common Travel Area (CTA) has been an uncommon success in peaceful coexistence.