Panama: From Growth to Prosperity
Authors: Kiyomi Cadena, Joelle Dehasse and Javier Romero
Despite its impressive economic growth and status as a high-income country, Panama remains one of the most...
Hoover’s Ghost: Kash Patel, the FBI, and the End of Non-Partisanship
The Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) is a pivotal, integral, and important post in the U.S. federal law enforcement community. Second...
Trump 2.0: A Return to “Maximum Pressure” against Iran?
Donald Trump’s first term marked a turbulent period in U.S.-Iran relations, with his “maximum pressure” campaign, the US withdrawal from the nuclear deal, and...
Rule of Law or Rule of Favor? The Biden Clemency Debate
Authors: Himani Agrawal and Nandini Bhatnagar*
On December 1, 2024, when United States President Joe Biden made the executive decision to pardon his son, Hunter...
Navigating a New Era: The Quad’s Tech Challenge Under a Trump 2.0 Presidency
Authors: Abhivardhan and Genevieve Donnellon-May
As Donald Trump prepares for a potential return to the White House, the Indo-Pacific region faces the prospect of significant...
In Pursuit of a Quick Peace: Keith Kellogg’s “America First” Plan for Ukraine
It is no secret that Donald Trump wants to end the war in Ukraine as fast as possible. The issue was that, up until...
Geopolitical Rivalries: The U.S.-China Trade War and its Diplomatic Implications
The trade war between the U.S. and China has evolved into a defining geopolitical conflict. Initially characterized by tariff escalations, it has expanded to...
Scholars in China: Biden ‘digging holes’ for Trump’s China policy before leaving office?
President Biden cautioned Donald Trump on Thanksgiving Day and hoped his soon-to-be successor’s announcement the previous day to increase import tariffs on Canada, Mexico...
America’s blind spot: How the US is sleepwalking beneath a bubbling ‘axis of evil’
Bush’s pivotal 2002 State of the Union address marked a significant shift in US foreign policy following the 9/11 terrorist attacks. Famously labelling Iran,...
The U.S. War on Drugs is Killing Mexican Citizens. The War on Drugs is Over; The United States Lost
By their consumption of illegal drugs by the American public, Mexican citizens die each day. The people of the United States seem to be...