EU Salzburg Summit Sinks May’s Latest Brexit Plan
The demise of Prime Minister May’s Chequers plan increases the odds of a hard Brexit.
Radio Free Europe’s Comeback Story
RFE’s voice is needed more than ever in the current information climate.
Geopolitical Realities Threaten to Derail Trump-Kim Summit
The advent of a Trump-Kim summit does not represent any shift in North Korea’s long-term strategy of using its nuclear program for regime preservation.
Between Qatar, Saudi Arabia, and the UAE: Tunisia’s Quest for Neutrality
Tunisia is attempting to maintain its foreign policy independence while navigating its triangular relationship with Qatar, Saudi Arabia, and the UAE. It’s no easy task.
Obama’s Afghan strategy
In a major departure from the Bush administration, President Obama has initiated a new geopolitical strategy in central Asia designed to drastically change the status quo in Afghanistan.
Venezuelan dictatorship
Yesterday, in a special referendum, Venezuelan voters overturned constitutionally mandated term-limits, allowing Venezuelan president Hugo Chavez and his allies unlimited rights to hold public office. Thus, Venezuela’s path towards a revolution-cum-dictatorship appears inevitable.
Backgrounder: The Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP)
Which US companies stand to gain the most from the Trans-Pacific Partnership?
Abe’s Latest Election Win in Japan: Economic Impacts
Examining what last week's elections mean for the future of Japan's economy.
Beyond Economics: The Political Risks of a US-China Trade War
How Marshall Sahlins’ Stone Age Economics can help us better understand the brewing US-China trade war.
EU-US Free Trade: A Political Escape Hatch for the UK’s Cameron?
How will this week's announcement of EU-US trade talks influence the politics of euroskepticism in the UK?