Possibility of an Indo-Pak War Looms
On Friday, Pakistan redeployed thousands of troops to its border with India, making war imminent between the nuclear-armed rivals following last month’s terrorist attacks on Mumbai, India’s cultural and financial capital.
Analysis: New Venezuela Sanctions
Seven top officials in Venezuela have been sanctioned via US executive order for human rights abuses.
Israel’s New Settlement Law a Grim Precedent for West Bank Palestinians
Some fear that a new settlement law in Israel could serve as legal precedent for expelling Palestinians from the West Bank.
Geopolitical Risk on Energy Prices Overblown
Supply and demand – not geopolitical factors – will move oil prices through 2017.
Contradictions Abound at Obama’s Final Nuclear Security Summit
President Obama’s final Nuclear Security Summit seems unlikely to address the geopolitical elephant in the room in South Asia: Pakistan’s growing arsenal of tactical nuclear weapons.
Analysis: Where Do Chinese Markets Go From Here?
State authorities in China seem to have reached a delicate equilibrium in stemming the decline of equities, though some are worried that the intervention will have its own separate cost.
The Shine Starts to Come Off President Macron
President Macron’s public spats with the military and labor are starting to reflect in his approval ratings, and this could in turn impact the success of his reform agenda.
What Will a Post-NATO Afghanistan Look Like?
Examining some possible scenarios should NATO forces completely withdraw from Afghanistan in 2014.
GPM Oil Report: Revisiting the “Fragile Five”
With no recovery in sight for oil prices, will the “fragile five” governments of Libya, Iraq, Nigeria, Venezuela, and Algeria succumb to their fiscal pressures?