Will Iran and the West get a Nowruz Nuclear Deal?
Negotiations are heating up as Iran and the P5+1 enter the final week ahead of a March 31st deadline for a framework deal.
Assad Jumps into the Afrin Conflict
In a further escalation of the Syrian civil war, Damascus has vowed to help the Kurds of Afrin repel the advance of Turkey’s “Operation Olive Branch.”
Kim Jong-Un Finds His Rhetorical Dance Partner in Trump
Don’t read too much into escalating rhetoric regarding North Korea.
The Murder of Russia’s Ambassador Will Help End the Syrian Civil War
The tragedy in Ankara will only drive two key players in the Syrian civil war closer together.
Challenging US Preeminence: China’s Grand Strategy and the Monroe Doctrine
What do plans to build a Chinese rival to the Panama Canal in Nicaragua say about the fall of the Monroe Doctrine and the rise of China as a global power?
Editorial: Morsi the Pragmatist?
The August 5th ambush of 16 Egyptian troops in Sinai may prove to be a litmus test for Egypt’s new President Mohammed Morsi.
Double assassination in Guinea-Bissau
Last week, the President and military chief of Guinea-Bissau were assassinated within hours of each other. The double-assassination leaves a power vacuum in the impoverished west African nation, which Latin American drug cartels threaten to replace with a narco-state.
Warsaw Pact redux
Flexing its growing international clout while American geopolitical power continues to decline precipitously, Russia is further developing the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) into a post Cold War Warsaw Pact.
Annual report on Chinese military power
The Department of Defense has submitted an annual report on the military power of the People’s Republic of China to Congress. The progress outlined within the report suggests that China is well on the road to becoming a de facto regional military power in East Asia.
Madagascar’s isolation
A recent military-backed coup in Madagascar, an island nation off the eastern coast of Africa in the Indian Ocean, has left the country internationally isolated.