The Quad Comes of Age?
Assessing the geopolitics and motives behind emergence of the Quad’s Leadership Summit.
Backgrounder: 2021 Nicaraguan Elections
Examining the slow and steady criminalization of dissent in the lead-up to Nicaragua’s 2021 election.
Djibouti’s Attempts to Vanquish Dubai Ports Operator Spells Trouble for Washington
If Doraleh port goes the way of Hambantota in Sri Lanka and is ceded to China for non-payment of debt, the United States sprawling Camp Lemonnier could be rendered militarily unviable.
Singapore Charts a Middle Path Amid Worsening US-China Ties
Singapore has always followed the middle path in its US and China relations, but with the advent of a new Cold War-esque bipolarity, that path is rapidly narrowing.
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.
Cobalt Prices Surge as COVID-19 Recedes
Cobalt prices are surging, but is the market heading for a repeat of the false start of 2016-2018?
What Drives US Opposition to the Law of the Sea Treaty?
Exploring the reasons why Washington remains on the outside looking in on one of the United Nation’s most successful global standards.
Biden Not the Hero the WTO Needs
The Biden administration appears content to perpetuate the WTO’s toothless status, with major consequences for global trade moving forward.
Backgrounder: Agriculture 4.0 in Vietnam
In Vietnam we can see many of the challenges, and solutions, to farming in the era of climate change.
Alberta’s Wildrose Party
Today in Canada Albertans go to the polls in what could be an upset for the incumbent Progressive Conservatives.