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Panama pledges to end key canal deal with China, work with US after Rubio visit

State Department estimates around 72% of all vessels that travel through the Panama Canal are coming from or going to a US port. Rubio, who was a senator representing Florida before Trump tapped him to be America’s top diplomat, said his team is ready to push the U.S. …

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Seapower Is More Than Just The Navy

The White House should appoint some senior overseer, probably housed within the National Security Council, with the authority to manage all U.S. government endeavors relating to maritime strategy. “I am not my predecessor” is not a policy. Not a terribly good one, anyway. And yet newcomers to office …

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Cause and Effect: Economic Transition and Implications for the Energy Mix

With this book, Yannis Bassias concludes a seven-year period of continuous presence in Greece, during which he delved into the energy issues of Europe and the Southeastern Mediterranean, including Greece. Starting with Saint-Exupéry’s quote, “A goal without a plan is just a wish,” he addresses the public debate …

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DeepSeek and International Implications: A Reflection Towards Global AI Technology Competition

The 21st century has witnessed artificial intelligence (AI) evolve from a niche scientific endeavor to a transformative global force. Innovations like machine learning, neural networks, and generative AI now underpin industries from healthcare to defense, reshaping economies and redefining geopolitical power dynamics. According to PwC, by 2030, AI …

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Living With Illiberalism?

The fundamental challenge facing the United States and the West today is not how to adapt to an Asian Century. It is how to live in a world with many illiberal regimes— and resist the illiberal pressures at home. During the Cold War, it was arguably more simple …

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The Middle East That President Trump Has Inherited

The Middle East needs U.S. foreign policy to address two key threats: a weakened but unpredictable Iran and the resurgence of Sunni extremism in Syria. As President Trump begins his second term, he inherits a Middle East from his predecessor that has undergone unprecedented changes. Today, the region’s …

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China is Winning, the World is Losing: U.S. is Struggling to Counter China’s Asymmetric Tactics

Recent years have seen a noticeable ramp-up of China’s aggressiveness in the South China Sea. While China previously held a far more passive stance in regards to its neighbors, it seems that shaky footage of Chinese Coast Guard vessels or fishing boats shadowing and attacking Philippine vessels with …

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Erdogan’s Plan to Shape Syria’s Future

Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has long longed for this moment of vindication. For him, it is a moment ripe with opportunities — economic, political and geostrategic. It is also a moment when Erdogan and his team could attempt to craft a success story for an Islamist entity …

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The Armed Conflict Survey 2024

The global prospects for peace remain dim, with a surge in intractable conflicts driven by a proliferating number of parties, overlapping and diverse drivers, and escalating geopolitical tensions and fragmentation. Meanwhile, the intensity and human toll of armed conflicts continue to increase, with a 37% rise in fatalities …

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