Interviews

David M. Hart Instead of being a story of evolution and technological development, the story of China and EVs is one of “involution.” The Chinese economy suffers from an excess of competition. Too many products are chasing too few buyers, which is a recipe for plunging prices and …

Ferial Ara Saeed Saudi Arabia and the UAE have emerged as central components in the Trump administration’s AI strategy. But interdependence carries its risks. Red Cell The Red Cell series is published in collaboration with the Stimson Center. Drawing upon the legacy of the CIA’s Red Cell—established following …

Russia is redefining its strategy in Southeast Asia with renewed attention to energy cooperation, technology transfer, and multilateral cooperation. The adoption of new engagement protocols in 2025 is an expression of Russia’s desire to boost its influence in Southeast Asia through partnerships that resonate with the region’s evolving …

Ankara has been negotiating with the new Syrian provisional government to take control of the base, where it could be in a better position to engage ISIS (Islamic State) forces that still maintain a stronghold in the region. The Turkish military could use the T-4 as a drone …

The recent Incident where there were explosions of pagers among Hezbollah fighters in Lebanon is defining a era in the cyber warfare. Fighters were injured over the weekend having their communication devices, mostly outdated pagers, explode in southern Lebanon and Beirut. While Hezbollah officials suggested malware might have …

Eng. Saleem Al Batayneh In politics, no one wants to be wrong, and memories often serve to remind us of what was predicted. On January 15, 2023, I wrote an article that was published in the London-based newspaper Rai Al-Youm and the American Geostrategic Media, titled: “The Jordanian …

Alicia Samuel In the political arena, accusations of flip-flopping are common, but the latest accusations have brought Kamala Harris and Donald Trump into the spotlight. Both politicians are navigating complex and contentious issues, but who’s really changing their tune? On one side, Kamala Harris, during a recent CNN …

Long a crossroads between East and West, the Black Sea region today occupies a crucial geography from which the future security and prosperity of the transatlantic community will radiate. Russia’s unrelenting, unprovoked war against Ukraine has focused the world on the Black Sea. In the process, the world …

Understanding power distribution in purely “zero-sum-game” terms is not the best approach to a multipolar world. The idea of an emerging multipolar world order has become a buzzword in the post-pandemic global geopolitical discourse. Politicians, strategic experts, diplomats, and business leaders from diverse backgrounds solemnly intone that multipolarity …