America’s Exit from UNESCO: A Blow to Global Peace, Education, and Cultural Cooperation
The recent decision by the United States to exit from the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) has drawn global condemnation and...
Trump and the Presidency as a Business Empire
On June 16, 2015, Donald J. Trump descended the golden escalator at Trump Tower and declared his candidacy for the U.S. presidency. This theatrical...
Alaska Summit: Vladimir Putin’s Media Triumph
The summit between Russian President Vladimir Putin and US President Donald Trump at the Elmendorf-Richardson military base in Anchorage, Alaska, on August 15, 2025,...
What does the US’s foreign aid withdrawal mean for the Pacific region?
Following his victory in the 2024 U.S. elections, Donald Trump re-entered the presidential office as a highly controversial figure. In the fields of foreign...
Alaska Without a Deal: The Trump–Putin Summit and the War That Won’t End
The much-hyped Alaska meeting between U.S. President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin concluded with no ceasefire, no agreement, and no concrete pathway...
Reimagining the Global Order: From U.S. Dominance to Horizontal Equality
The world witnessed unprecedented disruption to the post-WWII global order during Donald Trump’s presidency. His “America First” policies, marked by sweeping tariffs, withdrawals from...
Sabotaging Truth: Russia and China’s attempt to control Latin America
As global tensions rise around the world, Latin America is becoming an area of increasing interest to the adversaries of the United States. A...
Dark Lessons of Prewar Protectionism: From Tariff Wars to Global Fragmentation
With its misguided tariff wars, the second Trump administration is not only fragmenting seven decades of globalization. It is also contributing to a kind...
The Very High Cost of Getting Brazil to Help in a China-Taiwan War
Authors: Felipe Salles and Dr. Julian Spencer-Churchill
U.S. President Donald Trump’s interference in Brazil’s domestic politics, by pressuring its judiciary with travel restrictions and 50%...
Trump and Putin in Alaska: A Summit Steeped in History, Energy and Strategy
With U.S.–Russia relations strained by the war in Ukraine and ongoing sanctions, and a global energy market still shaped by both nations’ oil and...