OPINION

Douglas Daniel D’sa An introduction to international order While each state exercises its own and respects the other’s right to sovereignty, they are not inherently equal. Some states wield greater power and influence, while other states merely react and try to develop their economic and political might. But …

Louis Beres “A scientist, whether theorist or experimenter, puts forward statements, or systems of statements, and tests them step by step.”-Karl R. Popper -The Logic of Scientific Discovery (1959) For the moment, informed global concerns about nuclear war avoidance center on superpower crises over Ukraine. Though such existential …

Paul Wang Over the past weeks, the entire world has watched the tensions between Russia and Ukraine as the media and governmental statements in the transatlantic bloc have alleged the prospect of two East Slavic countries’ armed conflict over Ukraine’s sovereignty and territorial integrity. For sure, Russia is …

Fabio Telarico On 23 January, The Foundation for Economic Education (FEE) published “Is Star Trek’s Dream of a World Without Money Utopian or Dystopian?”, a piece does not serve the cause of Liberty well. Sure, the article is not written in bad faith. But it ends up justifying a parasitic …

Gufron Gozali From Ukrainian intelligence reports, Russia has 127,000 troops stationed near the Ukrainian border. Not only the army, Russia then sent tanks to tactical missiles. The US side says that Russia will carry out an attack in February in 2022. This is based on the preparations that …

Guillermo Abio In the first days of 2022, the Biden administration withdrew its support for the EastMed gas project, which aims to connect the gas fields in the Eastern Mediterranean to Greece, and then to Italy and potentially to the rest of the European peninsula. This pipeline is …

Arshad Khan Almost forever, the element of surprise has been a key to victory in human warfare.  Therefore, for Putin to declare his troops on the borders of Ukraine indicates not war but a ploy. What does Putin want?  Well, he wants status for Russia.  He wants it …

Giancarlo Elia Valori The recent discussions on the Monroe Doctrine in European and US academic circles and in the media have mainly focused on George W. Bush’s and Trump’s Administrations. Although both Administrations were ruled by the Republican Party, foreign policy often conflicted. In the English-speaking world most …

Desmond Lachman If the Fed does not raise interest rates aggressively, it risks both allowing inflation to become entrenched and adding further froth to already bubbly asset price markets. Yesterday, in reviewing his administration’s economic challenges, President Joe Biden did Americans a great service by finally recognizing that …