Europe at the ‘Hot Gates’!
By Dr. Jack Rasmus
2500 years ago, the myth goes, 300 Spartans faced a much larger military force from the East at Thermopylae, a small mountain...
The Presidential Debate That Wasn’t
By Jack Rasmus
Very little was revealed by either candidate during the debate as to how they planned to deal with the voters’ top issues...
The Implications from Iran’s Elections Are Global: The International Community Must Not Turn a...
By Roderick Navarro
The recent death under mysterious circumstances of Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi in a helicopter crash in May 2024 has thrust the country...
Ukraine War Funding & Failed Russian Sanctions
By Jack Rasmus
This past weekend, April 20, 2024 the US House of Representatives passed a bill to provide Ukraine with another $61 billion in...
Two Upcoming Elections are Likely to Tip the Balance of Power Between China, India...
By Chee Meng Tan
Two elections this year may shift the triangular balance of power between China, India and the US.
Indian prime minister Narenda Modi...
The Military and Democracy in Post-Colonial Nation: A Study of Pakistan
By Dr. Kalim Siddiqui
What is a true democracy? Should the military control politics and election outcomes? Dr Kalim Siddiqui analyses the recent fallout from...
Geopolitical Swing States Have a Meaningful Role in Shaping the AI-enabled Future
By Marcelina Horrillo Husillos, Journalist and Correspondent at The World Financial Review
Old tricks to manipulate and control public opinion in the era of communication:...
Alexei Navalny: Reported Death of Putin’s Most Prominent Opponent Spells the End of Politics...
By Alexander Titov
Reports of the death of Russia’s most famous opposition leader, Alexei Navalny, in an Arctic prison camp are shocking, but not entirely unexpected....
Making or Breaking Finland’s Future: A Behind-the-façade Look at Finland After 2024 Election
By Dr Dan Steinbock
Since June 2023, Finland has been led by the most far-right government of its postwar history. The past economic success is past. The...
Donald Trump and the ‘Madman Theory’ of Foreign Policy
By Natasha Lindstaedt
With Donald Trump now looking more and more likely to be the Republican nominee for November’s presidential election, the former president is...
EDITOR'S PICK OF THE WEEK
The AI Arms Race
By Christian Jacob
Everyone in the world of finance understands that fraud is a constant and ever-changing challenge. Fraudsters in the 19th and early 20th centuries used simple, hands-on techniques to perpetrate their crimes. The...
