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May 23, 2024
Is It Time For a New Look at the US Obsession Over Chinese Economic Influence in Africa?After the dissolution of the Soviet Union in 1991 there was a brief period in the United States where people envisioned the unipolar world, where the United States was the sole remaining superpower with unchallenged supremacy globally. Not everyone... Read more |
May 16, 2024
Technology Policy: Convergence and Crossroads in Biden vs. Trump 2.0Since the mid-2010s, technology has been the topic du jour in Washington, DC policy circles. Trump’s crusade against Huawei and Biden’s war on China’s semiconductor industry reflect this new norm of the centrality of technology to US politics, as... Read more |
May 10, 2024
Transcending Artificial Divisions: Closing the Gap Between Sub-Saharan Africa and the Middle EastIn the United States Strategy toward Sub-Saharan Africa, the Biden Administration declared transcending geographic seams to be a national security priority. However, this declaration does not appear to have spurred systematic changes in the production of research studies and... Read more |
May 8, 2024
Taiwan’s Mainstage MomentIn spring 2024, Taiwan took over the global mainstage, not because of the election and upcoming inauguration of President-elect Lai Ching-te, whose electoral victory in January demonstrated Taiwan’s democratic successes to the world. No, Taiwan has another international superstar... Read more |
May 8, 2024
Equatorial Guinea: A Case Study in the Impact of the US-China Rivalry in AfricaEquatorial Guinea is a country that was freed from colonial rule but never truly escaped the influence of the economic superpowers in a globalized world. When Spain granted independence to the Republic of Equatorial Guinea in 1968, Francis Macias... Read more |
May 7, 2024
The Baltic States Mark Two Decades of NATO MembershipIndra Ekmanis: Hello, and welcome to Baltic Ways, a podcast bringing you interviews and insights from the world of Baltic studies. I’m your host, Dr. Indra Ekmanis. And today we speak with Dr. Lucas Milevski, a tenured assistant professor... Read more |
May 7, 2024
Is the United States Losing the Sahel?In 1949, when Mao Zedong’s Chinese Communist Party defeated Chiang Kai-shek’s Kuomintang and proclaimed the People’s Republic of China, it ignited a rancorous debate in the United States over who “lost China.” The blame game persisted well into the... Read more |
May 6, 2024
US Policy in Northeast Syria: Toward a Strategic ReconfigurationAmid escalating regional tensions since October 7 last year and reports of American contemplations of troop withdrawal from Syria, the US administration should reassess its Syria policy, and consider a long-term, minimalist presence coupled with robust political and diplomatic... Read more |
May 1, 2024
Mending Historical Memory: Improving People-to-People Ties Between Japan and South KoreaJapan-Korea relations, historically strained by disputes over historical memory, seem to be experiencing a cautious upswing. Despite the lingering effects of historical, political, and economic disagreements, the rapprochement best seen in 2023’s Camp David summit between the leaders of... Read more |