UK-France Joint Action Key to European Relevance in the Indo-Pacific
Only through joint action can France and the UK leverage their full strategic weight in the South China Sea dispute.
US Election 2016: Geopolitical Cheat Sheet
In the lead-up to the 2016 US presidential election, Geopoliticalmonitor.com is examining the competing platforms and gauging their geopolitical impact in terms of bilateral relations, free trade, security issues, and political risk.
The Death of Pakistan-American Relations
Pakistan-American relations lie in uncharted territories. Rumblings from both capitals suggest that the two long-time allies are on the verge of a historic rupture – possibly heralding a seismic shift in America’s foreign policy in the Persian Gulf and ushering in a realignment of allegiances in the region.
Terrorism in Algerian from 1991-2002
Following the December 1991 cancellation of elections by Algeria’s governing National Liberation Front (FLN), Islamist guerrillas launched a decade-long civil war of horrific brutality that claimed upwards of 200,000 lives.
Eastern Europe Has a Role to Play in US-China Economic Competition
Increased capital intensity is the cure to what ails the US economy, and Eastern Europe can help provide it.
China’s Economic Quandary
Hopes that China can provide the impetus for a global economic resurgence are predicated on a profound misunderstanding of the intrinsic contradictions of the Chinese economy.
Allies in Limbo: The Pentagon and the Pacific Deterrence Initiative
The COVID-19 pandemic has not made the world safer; old threats have not gone away and new ones remain on the horizon, especially in the South China Sea. Yet key tenets of the Pacific Deterrence Initiative remain bogged down in Congress.
GUAM 2.0: Can Free Trade Revive the Forgotten Regional Bloc?
A new trade deal between Georgia, Ukraine, Azerbaijan, and Moldova could give new life to the long-dormant regional grouping.
Will the UK Sign a Free Trade Agreement with China?
Just how likely is it that a recently unfettered United Kingdom will negotiate a free trade agreement with China?
The Illicit Trade Of Small Arms
The international effort to combat the illicit trade in small arms and light weapons faces numerous challenges, the most notable of which is globalisation itself.