The Gulf crisis: A lesson in reputation management
Lurking below the surface of the Gulf crisis, are rival, yet troubled, attempts by Qatar and its detractors to use sports to boost soft...
The Problem with Venezuela and the Western Media
The Venezuelans go to the polls on Sunday (July 30) to elect delegates who will rewrite Venezuela's constitution. In Latin America generally, society is...
“Make America Great Again” Should Not Mean Rolling Back Human Rights Awareness and Progress
President Donald Trump should be careful that his careless words do not roll back the enormous strides in human rights and civil liberties awareness...
Recipe for a Coup: Pulling a Reverse Machiavelli
Ingredients: A PINCH OF CORRUPTION A TRACE OF TREASON A DOUBLE-CROSS OF YOUR ALLIES A BROADSIDE OF THE INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY A DISRESPECTING OF...
The Gulf crisis: Small states battle it out
Buried in the Gulf crisis is a major development likely to reshape international relations as well as power dynamics in the Middle East: the...
Refusing to accept Italy’s decline
Italy is now a clear victim of globalization, which is governed only by those who have a very precise vision of their own country...
New Sanctions on Iran and Options for Regional Cooperation in Middle East
United States has imposed new economic sanctions on Iran over its ballistic missile program. United States accuses Iran of providing support and funds to...
South China Sea: The Silent Hotspot
While the media is currently consumed with North Korea, the Russian/Trump fiasco, and ISIS, a new silent issue is arising in the Far East....
Is the U.S. on the road to war with Iran?
There are two kinds of people: those with, and without, grace. President Trump can decide on which side he falls, although Mrs. Abe the...
Qatar scores, at least on the soccer pitch
Qatar won more than a symbolic victory with a decision by European soccer body UEFA to award controversial television network Al Jazeera’s sport franchise,...