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‘Resource Curse’ in the Oil-Wealth Countries: Lessons from South Sudan, Venezuela, and Indonesia
Countries with abundant natural resources, including fossil fuels, typically experience economic prosperity. For decades, many economists have claimed that resource richness significantly impacts economic...
Artificial Intelligence, Not a Weapon or a Race, but a Means for Human Progress
From the time when humans took a sturdy log and turned it into a cudgel, up to artificial intelligence, every technological advance has been...
Geometries of Chaos: America’s Future in World Politics
“Where does one go from a world of insanity? Somewhere on the other side of despair.” -T.S. Eliot, The Family Reunion (1939)
Normally, geometry and...
Why Donald Trump May Be Braver Than What You Think
Trump’s return to power has spurred a climate of chaos and uncertainty, as he seems to be on a vengeful crusade against the world,...
Europe will “not seek to disrupt” transatlantic trade relations – Interview
The EU and United States seem set for a potentially highly damaging trade war following Donald Trump’s turbulent start to his second term in...
Trump vs. Zelenskyy: Popping the Proxy War
History will likely look back on the three-year anniversary of the Russia-Ukraine war and note that it was the beginning of the end in...
The Global Balance of Power is Rapidly Shifting
From the founding of NATO in 1949, the world balance of power has been centered on the West working to deter aggression of Russia...
Arctic partnerships and energy upheavals
The US's interest in rare earth elements and Russia's focus on developing the Arctic economy and shipping provide a potential framework for the two...
The first “waves” appear in the South China Sea in early 2025
On February 24, 2025, China launched a live-fire military exercise in the Gulf of Tonkin (as Vietnam calls it), just days after Vietnam announced...
The Trump Effect: Recalibrating the Transatlantic Alliance
For decades, the transatlantic alliance has been the cornerstone of Western security and prosperity. Rooted in the post–World War II international order, this partnership...