Winning the Russian Game
The West needs to step up its game if it wants to counter President Putin’s push to balkanize Europe.
Ukraine Must Find an East-West Balance or Risk Dissolution
The Geopoliticalmonitor’s Mark M. Miller provides historical background on recent Ukraine tensions and offers a possible solution to the conflict.
Canada Steps Out of Peacekeeper Role and into the Unknown
The Harper government has shifted Canadian foreign policy from ‘peacekeeper’ to ‘player’ in the Middle East and beyond. But is the Canadian military ready for a more assertive role on the world stage?
Taiwan’s Sunflower Protests Explained
The Geopoliticalmonitor's Zachary Fillingham reports on the ongoing student protest movement that has occupied Taiwan's national legislature.
Russia Has Privatized Every Institution in Moldova—Including the Presidency
If the United States does not denounce Igor N. Dodon and his flagrantly authoritarian government, we risk the compromise of every ideal we have fought to instill in Eastern Europe since the fall of the Berlin Wall.
a NATO “Victory” in Afghanistan?
According to Brigadier Mark Carleton-Smith, departing commander of British forces in Afghanistan, the war in Afghanistan is about reducing the insurgency to a manageable level that is not a strategic threat.
Is Ukraine’s Current Political Crisis Nearing Its End?
Big changes are happening at the highest levels of Ukraine's political establishment.
High-Tech Domination and the US-China Trade War: AI Is Cheapening Authoritarian Governance
As a path to economic success and a way to cement its rule, AI represents a lucrative frontier for the Chinese Communist Party. So although Made in China 2025 might be forced to change its branding, the core of the policy isn’t going anywhere.
The Middle East’s Patriarchies Begin to Crack
Women’s rights are making some gains in the long male-dominated societies of the Middle East.
Trump Ramps up Pressure in US-China Trade War
President Trump has slapped $200 billion in new tariffs on Chinese goods, with new retaliations from Beijing sure to follow.