Economics

Adam Arthur Readers of Foreign Affairs and similar publications will notice a particular pattern that plagues the frequent discussions of the American-led world order in policy circles. Specifically, in envisioning U.S. global leadership as a “Liberal Leviathan” that seeks to pursue hegemony or to maintain order over an …

Daouda Cisse Increasingly, China’s political influence in Africa is deepening. Such an influence is reinforced through Beijing’s political, economic, and foreign policy mechanisms and strategies as well as diplomacy. While China’s political and economic engagement in Africa remains the backbone of Africa-China relations, diplomacy is the main foreign …

North Korea’s leader attended a summit with Russian President Vladimir Putin as part of a weeklong trip to Russia’s Far East that apparently focused on weapons exchanges and other cooperation initiatives, although the countries did not announce any firm agreements that resulted from the visit. Kim Jong-un’s September …

Alybek Bakayev As the Organization of Turkic States meets for its tenth anniversary, its members should realize their potential for connecting continents. In today’s geopolitical landscape, it might seem that the world is becoming increasingly fragmented and divided. While this perception might hold true for global powers, a …

Milton Ezrati Recent economic news signals strength, at least on the surface. Retail sales for the last few months have surpassed expectations and outpaced inflation. Mainly because of the strong consumer, the nation’s recently released gross domestic product (GDP) showed a robust annual real growth rate of 4.9 …

Dr.Shehab Al Makahleh In the geopolitical theatre, the intricate interplay between sovereign states and international law forms the bedrock upon which global order rests. However, a troubling pattern has emerged, raising questions about the accountability of powerful nations in adhering to international resolutions and laws. At the centre …

Israel hopes the corridor announced at the G20 will facilitate normalized relations with Saudi Arabia. Riyadh doesn’t see it that way. At the G20 summit President Joe Biden announced that India, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates (UAE), together with Israel, France, Germany, Italy and the US, …

The geopolitical processes in the world evolve quite torrentially. What’d be a result of the great Chinese Initiative ‘Belt and Road’? Only time will tell it. However, a certain well-argued skepticism takes place among many intellectuals. On October, 17-19, the Forum was held in the Chinese capital for …

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 …