Geopoliticus June 1, 2017 Effectiveness of Economic Sanctions on Russia’s Economy In early 2015, Western leaders thought they had Russia cornered. A year earlier they imposed on Russia economic sanctions,... Read more »
Geopoliticus January 11, 2017 Japan’s Precarious Position in the Asia Over the last few years, Japan’s foreign policy gained a coherence rarely seen in decades. No doubt pressure from... Read more »
Geopoliticus December 1, 2016 Revival of the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership The Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) and the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) are both free-trade agreements in Asia that... Read more »
Geopoliticus September 15, 2016 GI Go Home, Again: The Philippines-U.S. Alliance Weakens On Tuesday, Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte abruptly demanded that American military advisors on the southern Philippine island of Mindanao... Read more »
Geopoliticus October 9, 2015 U.S. Foreign Policy Aspirations and the Trans-Pacific Partnership: Economic Integration and Political Alignment? At times, it seemed as though the negotiations over the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) would go on interminably. Begun in... Read more »
Geopoliticus February 17, 2015 Wanting It Both Ways, Principled and Practical: U.S. Policy toward Thailand The increased strain between the United States and Thailand, longtime allies in Southeast Asia, was evident during their 34th... Read more »
Geopoliticus September 17, 2014 China and the Islamic State The Islamic State in Iraq and Syria might seem far removed from China. But the spread of its sort... Read more »
Geopoliticus April 30, 2014 Obama’s Visit to Asia and U.S. Alliances As foreign trips go, President Barack Obama’s visit to Asia in April 2014 was more important than most. It... Read more »
Geopoliticus October 21, 2013 Diamond (Still) in the Rough: China’s New Charm Offensive in Southeast Asia In early September, China hosted the 10th China-ASEAN Expo in southern Chinese city of Nanning. There, Chinese Premier Li... Read more »