Will the United States Lead the Post-COVID World?
The coronavirus is the most significant health, security, economic, and geopolitical challenge that the world has…
It’s Time for the EU to Lead in Libya
Since the overthrow and killing of Muammar el-Qaddafi in 2011, Libya has been roiled by chaos and civil war. Nine…
Realpolitik & Cooperation in the Age of COVID-19
György Spiró's novel Captivity follows the travels of a Jewish boy, Uri, who grew up on the outskirts of Rome. In…
Was 2014 a Turning Point in Russian Foreign Policy?
Beginning in the early months of 2014, Russian foreign policy has become increasingly assertive and reinvigorated.…
Kissinger Was Right: Statesmanship in the Digital Age
Technologists and policymakers often speak different languages and have difficulty understanding each other, such…
COVID-19 Will Accelerate Consolidation of Great Power…
With the fall of the Soviet Union, the entire world fell within a de-facto American sphere of influence. With the…
COVID-19: Diplomatic Obstruction or Opportunity?
As the pandemic novel coronavirus (COVID-19) spreads globally, diplomatic relations among countries have…
What’s Next for the United States’ Iran…
After the seizure of the U.S. Embassy in Tehran in 1979, the United States severed diplomatic ties with Iran and…
Does the U.S.-Taliban Deal Devalue American Sacrifices…
Long-deferred political efforts to put an end to the protracted war in Afghanistan gained new life in 2018.
The…
A Global Recession Will Fuel Cyber-Espionage
Over the past several years, many economists (for a variety of reasons) have predicted a global recession in 2020.…
U.S. Isolationism in an Era of CCP Dependency
Between September 2019 and January 2020, the world saw two potentially destabilizing external shocks: the first…
COVID-19 Sparks a Wave of Racism in Iran
After Kianush Jahanpur, Iran’s health ministry spokesman called the Chinese COVID-19 figures a “joke,” there was an…