We Won’t Get Fooled Again…Or Will We?

By Richard Westra With the suspected chemical attack in the remaining rebel-held suburbs of Damascus on 4 April, it is apparent that the use of chemical...

Earn Billions in North Korea: Here’s How

By Shepherd Iverson This is not a parody for THE ONION, but a pragmatic proposal to reunify Korea with your money, in exchange for resource...
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2018: A Foreign Policy Wild Ride in Trump’s America

By Markos Kounalakis Surprise is an element that Trump relishes both in deal-making and in policy. America and the world need to get ready for...

The Way to the New Cold War

By Dan Steinbock Despite continued nuclear threats, all US postwar presidents have failed to reset relations with Russia. Why? The “New Cold War” between the US...

Jerusalem – The Straw that Breaks the Empire’s Back?

By Peter Koenig   When President Trump on 6 December 2017 declared unilaterally Jerusalem as the capital of Israel to where the US Embassy shall relocate,...

Trump’s Asia Tour: From Old Conflicts to New Prospects

By Dan Steinbock                                       Trump’s gruelling 12-day...

Iran – President Putin in Tehran – Emissary of Peace and Promoter of Resistance...

By Peter Koenig President Putin arrived in Tehran on 1 November for talks with the Ayatollah Khamenei. First, to cement the Nuclear Agreement of 2015 (Vienna),...

Will Catalonia’s Fate Reverberate Through The European Union?

By Georgia Monaghan and Amy Maguire Catalonia is claiming self-determination in the form of independence from Spain. This assertion of independence has implications for the...

China’s New Leadership: 2017-2022 Leaders, Grand Strategy and Policies

By Dan Steinbock After the 19th Congress, Xi’s China is preparing for a new roadmap domestically and internationally. This is Dr. Dan Steinbock’s in-depth analysis...

Oscillating Nationalism in an Era of Trump and Putin

By Glen Duerr At odds with each other for half a century, American and Russian nationalist animosity thawed with the end of the Cold War....

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China’s Challenging Search for a New Model of Economic Growth

By Danny Leipziger China cannot continue to rely on exports to drive its growth, but what are the alternatives? China ran a $1.2 trillion trade surplus last year, and despite admonitions from the IMF to rely...

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