Freedom and Fair Justice for Moldova’s Imprisoned Anti-Corruption Prosecutor
The political persecution of Moldova’s Anti-Corruption Prosecutor stands as President Sandu’s first big test in office.
Trump’s East Asia Headache: South Korea-Japan Spat Deepens
Historical animosities are devolving into a full-fledged trade war between key US allies in East Asia.
Global Forecast (02-21-2018)
The Assad government hammers Eastern Ghouta, Japan ups its order of F-35s, and a state of emergency is extended in the Maldives.
Australian Immigration, Visa Outsourcing, and the Snowden Link
Examining the various drawbacks of Australia's secretive outsourcing of visa applications.
From Democracy to Dictatorship in Modern Europe
Unless Brussels suspends budgetary support for President Dodon and speaks up for the foreign businesses which prop up Europe’s poorest country, the Eastern Partnership Program must bear full responsibility for the dictator which the EU28 and its allies enabled in Moldova.
Elbit Systems Scandal Forces Hard Choices on Danish Government
The Danish government is being forced to choose between keeping its squeak-clean reputation and acquiring the world’s best killing machines.
Making Sense of the Kazakhstan Protests
What triggered the recent wave of protests and riots in Kazakhstan? And what’s next for the country?
A World Remade? Lessons from the Ukraine War
The Ukraine war is producing some bitter lessons for those who believed that global society had moved beyond nation-based geopolitics.
The Ice is Cracking: A Deep Dive into Cold War Redux
A new global dynamic is emerging that bears striking parallels to the Cold War. Here’s a breakdown of the main players.
US-China Tensions: A Modern ‘Great Game’
Where many see the Cold War as the closest historical analogue to contemporary US-China tensions, the 19th century ‘Great Game’ is a much more apt comparison.