Taiwan — The Endgame After All International Conflicts?
As the world moves into the final weeks of 2025, the global landscape looks markedly different from that of 2024. Over the past year,...
Sir Keir Can’t Afford Peace in Ukraine
The Guardian reported last week that the British military is preparing for operations in Ukraine. While this was easy to treat as mere saber-rattling,...
Russia’s Southeast Asia Policy Adjustments in 2025
Russia’s policy towards Southeast Asia is undergoing a remarkable adjustment period. From focusing on defense cooperation, which has been its traditional strength, Russia is...
Shifting Ground: U.S.-Africa Policy from Obama to Trump
In this exclusive interview, Professor David Shinn, a former top U.S. diplomat and now an adjunct professor of international affairs at George Washington University's...
Examining the Sudanese Conflict, Transnational Networks, and Shadow Globalization
When we talk about conflict in a country, we usually think of war, crisis, violence, and so on. Of course, these conflicts are crucial...
Trump’s Mixed Messages on Foreign Talent
In an interview—with Fox News on November 11, 2025—US President Donald Trump defended the H1B Visa, saying that the US needed foreigners with special...
Humanitarian Neutrality Tested Amidst a Forgotten Crisis in Sudan
While the world shifts its attention to other humanitarian issues around the globe, Sudan has been suffering in silence since 2023. The civil war...
Calamity, Truth and Silence: America and World-System Chaos
“At the beginning of the pestilence and when it ends, there’s always a propensity for rhetoric…It is only in the thick of a calamity...
The G2 is Merely Highlighting a Bipolar World, Not Causing One
The recent meeting between Donald Trump and Xi Jinping was convened on the sidelines of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation Summit in South Korea. They...
Redefining Pan-Africanism in a Changing World
As Africa prepares to commemorate the 80th Anniversary of the historic 5th Pan-African Congress of 1945, the continent stands at a defining moment in...