Democracy, Capitalism, Trade: Building Back Better
The fate of the Pacific may rest on the bonds of the Atlantic. Over the last four years, however, the transatlantic bonds between the...
Victims of History: The Power of the Victim Narrative as Part of East Asian...
Nationalism is at least as much about emotions as it is about territorial boundaries. Often, the feeling of pain and humiliation from the collective...
Russia-China Pipeline deal, political or economic move?
In the constant struggles that are the geopolitics of oil, revolutionary changes are on the horizon. Russia’s dominance of the natural gas market since...
25 Years Later, the Good Friday Agreement is in Need of an Update
On May 22nd, 1998, a referendum was held on a seemingly simple question: “Do you support the agreement reached at the multi-party talks on...
The Renaissance of the Non-Aligned Movement
“It is important that we start by recognizing that disenchantment and dissatisfaction with multilateralism and globalization — and talk of decoupling — had been...
Recent Abe Victory Shakes Pacifist Japan
Following Shinzo Abe´s remarkable election result, commentators have speculated about his renewed zeal for constitutional revision; namely the amendment of Article 9 to grant...
Overturning the Veil: Islamic Feminism
Walking to the local market is an ordinary, perhaps even banal task for most people. In Riyadh, however, the ordinary is often the exception—particularlyfor women.
From...
CSTO versus NATO, potential cooperation or further confrontation?
Without question, when we think about collective security, the first
thing that comes to mind is NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organization), the most
powerful collective security...
A Tenuous Optimism: Potential Effects of Lula’s Leadership on Brazil
“I’m here to say that Brazil is ready to come back,” proclaimed new Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, often called Lula, at...
The Erosion of Truth
It is said that truth is the first casualty of war. In today’s war on words, it is evermore clear that conflict is upon...
