Geopolitics

Dr. Shehab Al Makahleh The recent debate between former president Donald Trump and President Joe Biden in Atlanta, was nothing short of a political earthquake. Broadcasted live from the heart of the South, this face-off covered a vast array of critical issues — from domestic policy to the …

Diana Casey In today’s geopolitical landscape, the conventional wisdom that economic nationalism and zero-sum strategic competition can coexist with ample international cooperation on existential global issues is a dangerous illusion. Looking back from 2050, historians may view the zero-sum rivalry among the United States, China, and Russia as …

Alesandra Asante  The recent clashes between China and the Philippines in the South China Sea serve as a stark reminder of the high stakes involved in this strategic waterway. As the world’s most heavily trafficked sea lane, the South China Sea is not just a regional issue, but …

Lisa Smith Al Makahleh The recent clashes between China and the Philippines in the South China Sea serve as a stark reminder of the high stakes involved in this strategic waterway. As the world’s most heavily trafficked sea lane, the South China Sea is not just a regional …

Hillary Clinton tried and failed. Now it’s up to another presidential spouse to try and crack the glass ceiling. A new Reuters/Ipsos poll suggests that only one Democratic candidate would decisively trounce former president Donald J. Trump in November—Michelle Obama. Hillary Clinton tried and failed. Now it’s up …

Lisa Smith Al-Makahleh   The decisions made in the coming weeks of the French general election will not only determine the direction of France’s governance but also resonate deeply within the broader European and global contexts. The 2024 French legislative elections have become a pivotal moment for the …

President Biden and former President Trump held their first debate in Atlanta on Thursday night with the election on a knife’s edge. Given Biden’s faltering performance, this may also turn out to be the only debate. Recent polls have the candidates tied 50-50. But 20 per cent of …

The SPD and the Greens, the two left-of-center parties in Olaf Scholz’s traffic light coalition, along with their supporters in the media and academia, are continuing to make a lot of public noise about the need to relax Germany’s debt brake.    That is very evident in the …

The U.S. is increasingly becoming a nation devoted to the religion of money – run by an ever-smaller group of elites who control it. The U.S. is increasingly becoming a nation devoted to the religion of money – run by an ever-smaller group of elites who control it. …