Using Digital Democracy to Energize Thailand
A wealth of youthful activism is bubbling under the surface of Thailand’s establishment politics, and digitization remains the best way to give it a voice.
The War on Drugs in El Salvador: A Success Story?
The Bukele government employed extreme tactics to pacify El Salvador, and the approach is proving both effective and popular.
Turkey’s Assertiveness in and around Cyprus: South China Sea Redux?
Opposition to Turkey’s geopolitical power play in the Eastern Mediterranean is mounting, but there’s no sign that Ankara will be backing down anytime soon.
Chechens: Sons and Daughters of the Mountains
Diego Solis recounts stories and lessons learned in his travels through the hinterlands of the Russian Caucasus.
Navigating the Charlie Hebdo Punditry Chorus
Neither conservatives nor liberals have got it totally right in the post-Charlie Hebdo editorial space.
Ukraine and the Shifting Geopolitics of the Heartland
The Ukraine war could shatter some of the long-standing assumptions of Mackinder’s Heartland Theory, with major ramifications for Europe’s future.
Monetary Consequences of the Ukraine War
Examining the long-term geoeconomic consequences of the Ukraine war, notably the ongoing viability of the US dollar as global currency and the possibility of a future return to the gold standard.
Russia-Kazakhstan Relations Defy Easy Explanations
President Tokayev must navigate his new term knowing that a complete break in bilateral relations is neither desirable nor possible.
India Dips a Toe into the South China Sea Dispute
Exploring some of the latest developments in the ongoing South China Sea dispute.
Has India Seen Its First ‘Lone Wolf’ Terrorist?
The case of Alem Jeb Afridi in India has many of the characteristics of a ‘lone wolf’ terrorist attack.