Maduro Stares Down Protestors in Venezuela
Millions of people are taking to the streets to protest in Venezuela, but don’t expect the Maduro government to blink.
Outlook 2019: Headwinds in Global Equity Markets
2018 ended with a rout in global equity markets, and the trend could well persist in the year to come.
Game of Straits: Chinese Military Bases and the SLOC Dilemma
If Beijing is serious about securing the SLOC, the construction of new overseas military bases is a matter of ‘when,’ not ‘if.’
The Eritrean connection
Recent reports detailing arms shipment from Eritrea into Somalia are a stark indication that Islamic extremist elements within Somalia may have found a powerful patron.
PLA Navy on the rise
Spiking Chinese military spending and altercations with the US Navy are both results of Beijing’s ambitions to expand the Chinese defense perimeter into the South China Sea.
The BRICS Is Not a Strategic Threat to the United States
The BRICS is a house of cards, not a strategic threat to the United States.
Radical Politics on the Wane in Northern Ireland
Seismic shifts in Anglo-Irish geopolitics sound the death knell for radical attempts to usurp conservative parties worldwide.
US-Vietnam COVID Cooperation Hits a Snag
Washington and Beijing are actively competing to bolster soft power via vaccine deliveries to Southeast Asia. Yet countries like Vietnam are still lacking jabs.
A Breakthrough Year for the South Caucasus
After years of tensions and open conflict, peace is finally returning to the South Caucasus.
The AfD and China’s Marriage of Convenience
Recent scandals involving Germany’s Alternative for Germany (AfD) party and China are not an exception and reflect growing efforts by authoritarian states to destabilize Western democracies.