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Prerequisite for Planetary Survival: The Design of Alternative World Futures
Abstract: This article calls for applying intellectual ingenuity to our planet’s core survival problems: nuclear war; injustice; economic inequality and ecological catastrophe. A necessary...
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...
The Islamist attack in Syria is dangerous for the region
The tectonic plates of the strategic landscape of the Middle East are shifting rapidly.
In an astonishing turn of events, a coalition of rebel groups...
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...
How Philippines is Losing its Way
The ongoing political noise will not affect the performance of the economy, given the government's "sound and sustained" economic policies, the National Economic and...
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 Coming Kakistocracy: The Cabinet Nominations of Trump and Future of U.S. National Security
With the election of Donald Trump to the presidency once more, a term will once again be in wide usage, as it had been...