Taiwan, U.S., and the World: When Protests Replace Silence
After COVID-19, trust in many governments fell. Russia’s war in Ukraine broke the idea that Europe was safe from big wars. The United States,...
Is Vietnam’s trade deal with the US “surrender agreement”? I don’t think so
After Donald Trump became the U.S. president for a second term, he did everything possible to fulfill the promises he had made to voters...
Trump’s Global Bully Diplomacy: The Failure of a Strategy Built on Coercion
In his second term, Donald Trump has embraced an even more aggressive and theatrical approach to foreign policy—a style that can aptly be called...
Why does the Algerian state harbor such deep hostility toward Morocco?
It is worth underscoring that this question continues to resurface persistently within diplomatic circles and international public opinion, as it puzzles seasoned observers of...
51 Precision Strikes in Somalia: U.S. Forces Defending Forward, Respecting Sovereignty
Defending Forward, Respecting Sovereignty
The U.S. military carried out 51 airstrikes in Somalia from January through mid-July 2025. This strike activity—averaging just over two strikes...
Alarm Bells Sounding in Syria
Since the collapse of the Assad regime in December, Syrians have been free to breath and dream, again. This moment, however, did come cheaply,...
Why Trump’s New Tariffs Went Easy on Indonesia
As Donald Trump returns to the White House for a second term, his signature approach to foreign economic policy—tariff diplomacy—is once again remapping the...
From the Mystic Tragedy to Conservation
The essence of tragedy is an unexpected twist of fate where happiness abruptly becomes disaster and its sorrowful consequences. Such is the case of...
Trump, Tariffs, BRICS and ASEAN: Much Ado About What?
Authors: William J. Jones, Asia Brand*, Pattarakorn Songwarat**
Since taking office again, President Donald Trump has been busy reshuffling relationships with American partners. The latest...
Preparing for the “Next War”: The Infinite Lethality of World Politics
"Where will it end? When will it all be lulled back into sleep, and cease, the bloody hatred, the destruction?" -Aeschylus, Agamemnon
In world politics,...