Impending defense cuts in the United Kingdom, and the alarm that they are generating in Washington, are both indicative of a shifting global balance of power.

October 6th, 2010 (Geopoliticalmonitor.com) - A recent upturn in US drone attacks in Pakistan is directly linked to intelligence warning of impending Al Qaeda attacks in Europe.

Former Pakistani ruler Pervez Musharraf has admitted to Der Spiegel that Pakistani forces trained militant groups to fight in Indian-administered Kashmir.

The recent passage of a US law that allows for the executive branch to enact trade sanctions on China for currency manipulation stands as a clear sign that the Obama administration is getting serious about the value of the yuan.

For Sudan, January 9th will bring with it either a sense of closure after decades of civil war or a new wave of chaos in Africa’s largest state.

A high court in India has ruled that the disputed holy site in Ayodhya should be shared between Hindus and Muslims. Is this the end of the conflict, or merely the beginning of a new phase?

A wave of popular discontent over austerity governments implemented by EU governments is starting to make its presence felt across Europe.

A meeting of North Korea’s ruling party has all but confirmed what many analysts have known for a while: that 27 year-old Kim Jong-un is being groomed to succeed Kim Jong-il.

On the surface, the energy deals signed between China and Russia suggest that economic interdependence will create an unwavering solidarity moving forward. The reality of the situation however is far more complicated.

ASEAN could provide the leverage that smaller South East Asian countries need in their border negotiations with China in the South China Sea.