America and China Engage in a “Currency War”
US Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner’s recent announcement that the US is postponing its official report on China’s currency is being hailed in the mainstream media as a diplomatic reprieve to entice Beijing to revalue its yuan (renminbi) and normalize bilateral trade.
The View from Zimbabwe: Corruption, Hunger, and Deprivation
Once the breadbasket of southern Africa, Zimbabwe is today one of the poorest countries in the continent.
Weak China as a Threat to World Security
Those seeing a slowdown in China should bear in mind the words of Masataka Kosaka: “wickedness comes from weakness.”
One View Over a Thousand: Singapore’s Cadre System
The Geopoliticalmonitor's Murray Hunter examines how the PAP cadre system in Singapore hampers poltiical innovation.
Interview: South African Ambassador to WTO Calls for Reform
Our Geneva-based Director Benjamin Syme Van Ameringen sits down with H.E. Ambassador Faizel Ismail, South Africa’s Permanent Representative to the World Trade Organization (WTO), to discuss TRIPS, the BRICS, and what the future holds for one of the world’s preeminent trade forums.
Oman: A Beacon of Tolerance in the MENA Region
Oman has adopted progressive policies compared to its neighbors in the MENA region, and it’s now reaping rewards in the field of energy investment.
In Search of Explainable Artificial Intelligence
If AI is to be the engine for a new economic and social revolution, people need to know what’s going on under the hood.
South Sudan: In Search of a Path to Peace
It’s time for the international community to get serious about ending the South Sudanese civil war.
A World Remade? Lessons from the Ukraine War
The Ukraine war is producing some bitter lessons for those who believed that global society had moved beyond nation-based geopolitics.
Dutch Elections: EU Faces Its First Populist Test of 2017
Dutch voters head to the polls on March 15 in an election that will serve as a bellwether of populist discontent toward the European Union.