Middle East

The story of one spymaster reveals what happened. In the summer of 1949, Chiang Kai-shek and his Republic of China (ROC) government appeared doomed. Shanghai and Nanjing, then China’s capital city, had fallen to Mao Zedong’s communist forces, and Chiang’s units all over China were collapsing under the …

If last weekend’s violence continues and intensifies, Lebanon may be dragged into the conflict. It has been over forty-eight hours since the large-scale Hamas offensive into southern Israel started on October 7, in what the organization calls Operation Al-Aqsa Flood. Israeli cities and military targets were caught by …

Leon Hadar Pundits tend to analogize international crises, comparing them sometimes using apocalyptic terms to world events that have transformed the international system. Is this another Sarajevo? Munich? Cuban Missile Crisis? “War Shifts Global Dynamics,” proclaimed a recent front-page news report headline in The Wall Street Journal, suggesting …

If Israel gets bogged down in Gaza, which by no means cannot be ruled out, there is a high possibility that Hezbollah may open a second front. And that, in turn, can trigger a chain reaction that may spin out of control. Herein lies the danger if a …

Hussain Shahid The global economic landscape has undergone a tectonic shift in recent years. China’s meteoric ascent as an economic colossus has rewritten the rules of the game. As the world’s premier steel and aluminum exporter, China wields substantial influence over the dynamics of the global trade stage. …

Sarah Neumann The recent unexpected attack by Hamas and its allies in the “Axis of Resistance” against Israel has shattered the hopes of Europe for a peaceful and constructive role in the Middle East. This assault has demonstrated to Europe that its soft power of economy, culture, development, …

Democracy, as articulated by Abraham Lincoln, is characterized as a government that operates “of the people, by the people, and for the people.” However, in the contemporary global context, democracy faces significant challenges, and there is a growing question regarding whether various nations across the world genuinely adhere …

The various tensions between states in the world, become a momentum to analyze the relevance of international relations theory, including realism. This theory is the most popular school of thought in international relations and emphasizes the state as a primary actor in international relations. Realism’s perspective states that …

Jacob Heilbrunn Everything about President Joe Biden’s impassioned speech on Thursday night was old school, whether it was his invocation of World War II or his reference to former Secretary of State Madeleine Albright calling America “the indispensable nation.” Biden is the last liberal cold war president. Everything …