Pursuing “Outrageous Ambitions” for the Greater Good
Interview with Judith Kelley, Dean of the Sanford School of Public Policy at Duke University.
The Sanford School of Public Policy at Duke University is...
China-US Trade War: Hiatus or Busted Deal?
By Jack Rasmus
This past week the US and China failed to reach agreement on a new trade deal, despite high-level China representative Lie He meeting...
Venezuela – A Risk to Dollar Hegemony – Key Purpose Behind “Regime Change”
By Peter Koenig
After the new coup attempt – or propaganda coup – Venezuela lives in a state of foreign-imposed insecurity. The failed coup was executed...
The Failure of U.S.-North Korean Summit and the Future of U.S. Global Leadership
By Timo Kivimäki
The author discusses the implications brought about by the failure of the U.S.-North Korea summit and its correlation to the actions that will...
NATO – No Need – NEXIT
10By Peter Koenig
“EXIT NATO!” - was the glaring title on a huge screen greeting the several hundred participants of the Anti-NATO Conference in Florence,...
Development Should Guide US-Philippine Mutual Defense Treaty Review
By Dan Steinbock
In times of great uncertainty, strategic ambiguity offers little clarity. The review of the U.S.-Philippines Mutual Defense Treaty should be...
Venezuela – US Attack Imminent?
By Peter Koenig
Imagine, the President of the self-declared, exceptional and unique Superpower, Donald Trump of the United States of America, has the audacity to...
From ASEAN Economic Development to Militarization
By Dan Steinbock
In Africa, the Trump administration is setting a precedent by replacing economic development with militarization. In Asia, it seeks to couple...
Japan’s “Comfort Women” Asian Protests and Imperial Japan’s Sexual Slavery
By Dan Steinbock
Recently, another Philippine statue commemorating Filipino “comfort women” has been removed. As international pressure is rising, it is time for Abe...
Peace for Syria and a New Kurdistan as Regional Stabilizing Factor?
By Peter Koenig
The US will withdraw her troops from Syria. Will they really? – Let’s take Trump at his word, just for argument’s sake....




































































