The Growing Importance of Universal Basic Income
The COVID-19 pandemic has given us a first glimpse of universal basic income (UBI) in action. It won’t be the last time.
Militarizing the Arctic: Is Canada Ready for a Literal Cold War with Russia?
Canada’s military preparations in this key strategic region have paled in comparison to Russia.
Reform Faltering in Myanmar
With elections due in less than 12 months, Myanmar is at a critical juncture between a path to full democracy and a return to military rule.
Iraq: The Next Strain on US-Saudi Arabia Relations?
What are Saudi Arabia’s foreign policy options surrounding the recent outburst of sectarian conflict in Iraq?
Central Asia: The Once and Future Heart of Eurasia
A confluence of trade and geopolitical issues have endowed Central Asia with its historical diplomatic weight. Local governments must take advantage of the trend by evolving regional institutions that can unite in the face of outside attempts to divide and conquer.
Iran ready to cooperate?
Optimism surrounding last week’s P5 + 1 talks in Geneva could end up being well founded, as the available options on both sides of the Iranian nuclear crisis are narrowing towards a diplomatic solution.
Violence in Ingushetia
Violence in Russia’s North Caucasus will test whether President Medvedev is entrenched enough in Russian politics to stand on his own two feet.
Blackwater’s secret war in Pakistan
At a covert forward operating base run by the US Joint Special Operations Command (JSOC) in the Pakistani port city of Karachi, members of an elite division of Blackwater are at the center of a secret program in which they plan targeted assassinations of suspected Taliban and Al Qaeda operatives, "snatch and grabs" of high-value targets and other sensitive action inside and outside Pakistan, an investigation by The Nation has found.
President Trump and the Geopolitical World Order: East Asia
The geopolitical world order is being remade under President Trump, but not necessarily in the way he intends. This series takes a region-by-region look at US foreign policy and asks: What does the decline of US power and influence mean for the world?
Eritrea at the Center of Europe’s ‘Clandestine’ Migrant Crisis
The question that every European policymaker should be considering: How do you solve a problem like Eritrea?