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Allies & Extended Deterrence, Archive, Arms Control & Nonproliferation, Emerging Threats, Strategic AdversariesBrazil, Brexit, BRICS, BRICS Pay, China, Contingent Reserve Arrangement, DCMS, decentralized messaging network, dollar dominance, Donald Trump, economic convergence, emerging economies, financial cooperation, financial crises, financial integration, fragmented world, geopolitical tensions, global GDP, global influence, IMF, India, industrial production, International Monetary Fund, liberal international order, monetary policies, multipolar world, NATO, New Development Bank, NIPS, political cooperation, purchasing power parity, Russia, sanctions, South Africa, Spain, strategic priorities, strategic resources, SWIFT network, United States, Western democracies, World Bank, World War II, WTO Appellate Body

BRICS: The Emerging Bloc That Threatens the Liberal International Order

Ana Lorenzo López0 Comments

How could a quiet sentence from Washington rattle an entire European nation? Newly installed in the Oval Office, Donald Trump caused Europe to hold its breath when, in one of…

Allies & Extended Deterrence, Archive, Bonus Reads, Strategic Adversariesairpower dilemma, allies, American security interests, B-21 stealth bomber, Boeing, Brazil, combat aircraft manufacturing, cost escalation, export fighter, F-16 Viper, F-35, F-47, F-7, Future Combat Air System, global fighter market, Gripens, high-low mix, Latin America, Lockheed, low-end fighter, military budgets, semi-autonomous drone, Sixth-generation fighter, T-7 Red Hawk, technological race., US Air Force

The Sixth-Generation Fighter: A First Step to a New Generation of Airpower

Amit Gupta1 Comment

The Trump administration’s decision to award the sixth-generation fighter project to Boeing is a welcome one. However, it only partially addresses the country’s airpower dilemma and how it intends to…

Government & PoliticsBrazil, Colombia, Peru, United Nations, United States, Venezuela

Trial by Fire: Guaidó Calls on Venezuela to Oust Maduro

Emily Tatum

Stoking the Flames Venezuela kicked 2019 off with a turbulent and fragile political start of the year. President Nicolás Maduro began his second presidential term on January 10th. The May…

Government & PoliticsBrazil, China, Colombia, Russia, United States, Venezuela

Venezuela’s Economic Collapse & the Rise of Authoritarianism

Joshua Ball

Venezuela is in the midst of a significant political and economic crisis that will have wide-ranging implications for regional security.As the conflicts in Ukraine and the Middle East, and the…

Economics & TradeBrazil, Canada, China, Egypt, France, India, Indonesia, Italy, Mexico, Nigeria, Turkey, United Kingdom, United States, Vietnam

Emerging Economies Will Hold Increasing Amounts of Global Economic Power by 2050

Joshua Ball

By 2050, economies like Indonesia, Brazil, and Mexico are likely to be bigger than those of the United Kingdom and France. The seven largest emerging market countries could grow, on…

Defense & SecurityBrazil, Colombia, Cuba, Hezbollah, Iran, Lebanon, United States, Venezuela

Forget about North Korea, Venezuela is the next major national security crisis

Joshua Ball

The country has become a full-blown narco-state, making a negotiated political settlement nearly impossible. Venezuela’s problems will only get worse as President Nicolas Maduro strips Venezuela’s democratic institutions of their…

Government & PoliticsBrazil, Cambodia, European Union, Hungary, Iraq, Italy, Mexico, Pakistan, Russia, United States

10 Elections to Watch in 2018

James M. Lindsay

Millions of people around the world voted in elections this year. The French elected Emmanuel Macron president, while South Koreans elected Moon Jae-in president. Iran’s President Hassan Rouhani won reelection…

Defense & SecurityBrazil, China, Colombia, India, Indonesia, Mexico, Turkey

Acheiving Sustainable Economic Growth in the E7

Joshua Ball

The gap between the developed world and the developing world is closing—fast. India's GDP trajectory over the next 34 years is distinctly separate from its GDP per capita progression, demonstrating…

Defense & SecurityBrazil, China, India, Russia, South Africa, United States

The Assertions of Rising and Declining World Powers

Joshua Ball

Expect increasing assertiveness from Beijing and Moscow as both governments seek to lock in competitive advantages. Beijing and Moscow will seek to lock in competitive advantages and also to right…

Defense & SecurityAmericas, Brazil, China, Colombia, Hezbollah, International Security, Lebanon, Russia, Syria, Venezuela

How Likely is a Civil War in Venezuela?

Joshua Ball

The worst-case scenario for Venezuela: Prolonged economic crisis and food shortages, coupled with rapidly escalating violence and unchecked arms proliferation could lead to a civil war If there isn’t any…

Defense & SecurityBrazil, Central America, Colombia, Mexico, Peru, South America, United States, Venezuela

Central and South America

Joshua Ball

Populism and dissent spread across Latin America. Leftist governments have been kicked out in Argentina, Peru, and Guatemala. Venezuela’s left-wing populist government is stripping the country of its democratic institutions…

Economics & TradeBrazil, China, Colombia, Russia, United States, Venezuela

Analysis: The Economic Roots of Venezuela’s Collapse

Joshua Ball

Government corruption, corporate mismanagement, falling oil production, and failure to reinvest oil revenues contributed to Venezuela's security and economic crisis. Despite Venezuela's enormous oil reserves, the decline of the country's…