Sino-US Ties: From Ping Pong Diplomacy to Tit-for-Tat Diplomacy
In an unprecedented move and in the latest escalation of the on-going tensions between the US and China, the Donald Trump administration ordered China...
Is China a ‘Threat’ to the U.S?
Donald Trump winning the 2016 US Presidential Election was one of the most astonishing moments in US political history, leaving millions of Americans shocked....
An Evaluation and Prediction on COVID-19 Pandemic Development in the U.S.
The COVID-19 outbreak in the United States continues to worsen recently. From July 1 to 3, the number of new infections in the United...
Thinking Seriously While There Is Still Time: Classical Economic Wisdom at the Eleventh Hour
"The rich man glories in his riches, because he feels that they naturally draw upon him the attention of the world....At the thought of...
Trump, Obama, and “Oh Hell Certificates”
It is undeniable, besides fighting with Joe Biden, Donald Trump has never stopped targeting Obama personally and all the policies that have been made...
Whatever Happened to U.S. Foreign Policy …
The recent whistleblower complaint against Secretary of State Mike Pompeo accused him of questionable activities. Aside from using State Department staff for personal use...
Close collaboration while socially distant: A multi-sectoral response to COVID-19 in Haiti
The World Bank is supporting several key initiatives in Haiti to mitigate the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. In addition to emergency health financing,...
Vagaries of ‘Anything-can-happen’ world
"One of the penalties for refusing to participate in politics”, Plato warned, “is that you end up being governed by your inferiors." The rise...
Calls for Defunding, Dismantling or Abolishing the Police Miss the Mark on Police Reform
Defund? Dismantle? Abolish? None of these? When it comes to police reform as a response to the unwarranted killing of George Floyd, we find...
Brazil does not give up: Culture and Creativity, Solidarity and Lives
Paraphrasing Jorge Amado, a famous Brazilian literary writer of the twentieth century, in his popular novel ‘The country of carnival’: “… Sometimes we understand...