US Stimulus: Biden Era to Open with a Fiscal Bang
The Biden administration has proposed a bold – and expensive – stimulus package to reinvigorate the US economy, and its legislative path will say a lot about how US politics will operate over the next two years.
DRC Coup Attempt No Historical Exception
A recent DRC coup attempt by US citizen Christian Malanga may have appeared doomed to fail from the start, but it comes from a long line of similar plans, some of which have met with surprising success in the past.
The Rise of Trans-Caspian Routes amidst Russia’s Isolation
The Trans-Caspian International Transport Route is emerging as an alternative to the Trans-Siberian railway as Russian isolation deepens amid the Ukraine war.
China Seeks Atlantic Ocean Military Base
US efforts to rebuff China’s geopolitical advances in Equatorial Guinea are highly reminiscent of the Cold War.
With Aramco IPO, Riyadh Doubles Down on Economic Diversification
But geopolitics could get in the way of MBS’ reform program for the Saudi economy.
Jokowi Gambles on Defense as Indonesia Elections Come Down to the Wire
With less than two weeks to go before much-anticipated presidential elections in Indonesia, the race between Joko “Jokowi” Widodo and Prabowo Subianto is closer than anyone would have imagined.
DARPA: A Glimpse of All Tomorrow’s Weapons
This backgrounder lists some of the more promising R&D DARPA projects that are leading the charge in the development of new war-fighting technologies.
Who Controls Libya?
Recent exposes on a booming slave trade highlight the fact that nearly seven years removed from NATO’s intervention, Libya is still in a state of chaos.
Backgrounder: What Would a China-India War over the Himalayas Look Like?
Though it remains an unlikely scenario, a China-India military conflict could be expected to reverberate far from the Line of Actual Control in the Himalayas.