Ukraine’s EU Membership: Now Comes the Hard Part
Gaining candidate status in 2022 marked a major victory for Kyiv, but the path to full EU membership remains fraught with geopolitical, economic, and political challenges.
Washington Slow to Connect Its Blue Dot Network
If it is ever to rival China’s Belt and Road Initiative, the Blue Dot Network has a lot of catching up to do.
Obama’s Foreign Policy is Bush 2.0
President-Elect Barack Obama has signalled his desire to continue outgoing lame duck President George W. Bush’s foreign policy agenda by floating candidates for top US security posts closely aligned with the latter.
President Obama & the Mideast
American foreign policy vis-à-vis the Middle East under President-Elect Barack Obama is not likely to differ from his predecessor, the universally reviled George W. Bush.
Rwanda and Border Rebels: Geopolitical Considerations
Fresh off the publication of a damning UN report that implicates the government of Rwanda in assisting M23 rebels in the eastern DRC, Western observers are lining up to rain criticism down on Kigali.
Nigeria: Keystone of Africa
Economic development and prosperity in Africa require security – curbing the violent conflict that has plagued the continent.
DPRK Instability
In the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, we find a nuclear-armed state with a collapsing economy and a blurred line of leadership succession. In short, a geopolitical time bomb.
Breaking Down Recent Iraq Elections
As the global media narrows its collective focus onto NATO’s struggle to re-take Afghanistan, sectarian tensions are threatening to rip apart the political fabric of Iraq.
UK Defense Spending
The Royal United Services Institute’s (RUSI) recent appraisal of defense spending in the UK paints a bleak picture; one that will force the UK government to make hard decisions on its’ global military posture moving forward.
U.S. Military Bases in Okinawa
President Obama’s recent speech in Japan stands out as a classic example of rhetoric diverging from reality.