Canada Falling Short on Arctic Sovereignty
Canada’s Harper government has failed to achieve its goal of asserting Canadian sovereignty in the Arctic.
Gandhi Expulsion Casts Doubt on Congress Party’s Future in India
Recent developments are serving to solidify the BJP’s lead ahead of next year’s critical elections.
The Return of Trump: The End of NATO
Despite a strong display of bipartisan Congressional support for NATO last year, Donald Trump's potential re-election still represents an existential threat to the Alliance’s future.
US-Vietnam Relations Remain Insulated from Political Change
Despite leadership turnover in Vietnam and potentially the United States, the strategic and economic cooperation underpinning US-Vietnam relations remains locked in.
Where the Chinese Economy Goes, Oil Markets Follow
With economic growth slowed by wealth declines and flagging labor productivity, the Chinese economy is unable to be the engine for global oil markets that it once was.
Three Policy Takeaways from the US Election
Regardless of who emerges the winner, the most immediate consequences of the election will manifest in tax, trade, and partisanship.
South Korea Develops Aircraft Carrier in Military Overhaul
In pursuing a total military overhaul and an aircraft carrier program, President Moon Jae-in is ensuring that South Korea is prepared for the geopolitical uncertainties that lie ahead.
New Party, Old Hurdles: Cambodian Opposition Struggles to Bounce Back
Several senior ex-officials of the dissolved CNRP have joined a new party. Yet given Prime Minister Hun Sen’s record of stifling opponents, their chances of electoral success are slim.
OPINION: Getting US Foreign Policy Right
Political sentiment in the United States seems to be turning against the interventions and nation-building projects that have characterized US foreign policy in recent years. The revulsion at the cost and size of government, including the cost of expensive wars in the Middle East, has been amply demonstrated during the debt ceiling drama of recent weeks.
GPM Outlook 2016: The South China Sea Dispute
The South China Sea will remain one of the world’s most dangerous flashpoints through 2016.