Navigating Turbulent Waters: Does Zimbabwe Have a Future?
Zimbabwe, once hailed as the breadbasket of Africa, is now grappling with profound political and economic challenges. Recent efforts...
A Nation Must Think Before it Acts
Navigating Turbulent Waters: Does Zimbabwe Have a Future?
A nation must think before it acts.
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The Return to Strategic Ambiguity: Assessing Trump’s Taiwan Stance
Would the United States come to the defense of Taiwan if the People’s Republic of China (PRC) invaded? Would...
A New Office of Strategic Services?
Introduction In the past six months, two different opinion pieces, here and here, have raised the possibility of reviving...
LEO Wars: China’s Orbital Challenge to the US-Led Digital Order
Executive Summary China’s rapid advancement in low Earth orbit (LEO) satellite internet technology represents a direct challenge to global...
How the UK-Mauritius Deal on Chagos Could Reshape US Military Strategy in the Indian Ocean
Introduction: The Context Diego Garcia, an atoll and one of the largest of the 52 islands in the middle...
Rare Earths and Global Rivalries: Burundi and the Reconfiguration of Strategic Supply Chains
On March 4, 2025, US President Donald Trump argued before Congress in favor of reducing the budget for USAID,...
Green Energy in Southeast Asia: Why the US Should Invest More
Flowing from Tibet, the Lancang River goes through twelve Chinese megadams before reaching Laos as the Mekong River, a...
Central Asian Presidents Meet, Seeking to Defuse Decades of Tensions in the Ferghana Valley
Introduction The Ferghana Valley has been the most restive area in Central Asia since the five Central Asian states...
The US-South Africa Imbroglio, and Its Implications for US-Africa Relations
US-South Africa relations have been tense and difficult for several years, but with the advent of the Trump administration...
The Trump Administration’s Pursuit of a Sino-Russian Schism
The pro-Russian tack taken by the Trump administration seems puzzling and even counterproductive to most Americans, to say nothing...