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The European Union Should Help Fund An Oil Pipeline from the Gulf to The Mediterranean
While the United States enjoys sufficient energy resources, thanks to shale oil, the European Union does not. To assure itself of the energy supplies...
US aircraft carrier USS George Washington visits Vietnam: A commitment to the Indo-Pacific region
On July 30, 2026, international and domestic news sources simultaneously reported on the official visit of the aircraft carrier USS George Washington to Vietnam....
Why Chinese Intelligence Believes Israel and the Muslim Brotherhood Are Reshaping North Africa
Intelligence circles in Beijing, specifically the Ninth Bureau of the Chinese Ministry of State Security (the de facto Chinese intelligence agency), view the Muslim...
In Defense of Democracy: What My Case Reveals About a Wider Danger
Democracy is not exhausted by the periodic holding of elections. It rests, above all, on the survival of the institutions that allow the will...
Europe’s Energy Crisis Response Is Papering Over the Cracks
Faced with another summer of punishing energy costs, EU governments are once again reaching for the same short-term fixes—excise cuts, tax credits, and price...
What a 1954 French Debate Can Teach South Korea About Nuclear Survival
North Korea does not necessarily need to start a nuclear war to benefit from its nuclear arsenal. Instead, Pyongyang could use the increasing possibility...
Which Global South Region Is Ready to Power the AI Economy?
In February 2026, residents of Iskandar Puteri in Johor protested against the construction of a 300-megawatt data center complex. Their concerns ranged from falling...
A Hybrid Approach for a Federal Sovereign Wealth Fund
While this author has long called for a United States Wealth Fund to be started by excise taxes on mineral wealth extracted from federal...
How China Uses U.S. and Israel Protests to Advance Its Global Strategy
Chinese authorities are monitoring the demonstrations against US President Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, viewing them as a reflection of the erosion...
From Gibraltar to the Arctic: Why the Arctic Cannot Wait for the Governance of Tomorrow
For much of the past three years, Europe's strategic attention has been fixed further south. The Red Sea crisis, instability around the Strait of...