Will “Chaos” Save America And The Peace? The Coming Battle Between Trump’s Zealots and America’s Pragmatists
The Trump administration’s week one roll-out of executive orders should not be seen as a shock. In all cases,...
A Nation Must Think Before it Acts
Will “Chaos” Save America And The Peace? The Coming Battle Between Trump’s Zealots and America’s Pragmatists
A nation must think before it acts.
Categories for Geopoliticus
Georgian Splits and Struggles
In Gore Vidal’s stage play turned film, “The Best Man,” President Art Hockstader says, “Power is not a toy...
Yesterday was not a good day in American history
Yesterday was not a good day in American history: We initiated a migration ban on seven Muslim countries, although...
Why al Qaeda and Islamic State Threats To Attack The West Should Be Taken More Seriously Now
Much like other moments when al Qaeda seemed destined for defeat, an emerging force arises to breathe life into...
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...
Pulling to the Extremes: Israel, the U.N. Security Council, and Amona
Last week, Secretary of State John Kerry gave an extensive speech about the U.S. decision not to veto a...
Stopover Hysteria: Understanding Tsai’s Stopover in the United States
Photo credit: The Office of U.S. Senator Marco Rubio On January 7, President Tsai Ing-wen of Taiwan will embark...
Standing Firm, Mostly: Militarization of the South China Sea
Last week, a Chinese naval vessel which had been shadowing the USNS Bowditch, a U.S. Navy oceanographic ship,...
North Africa: Geopolitics, Reform, and the New Authoritarianism
When speaking of the “Islamic World,” the thoughts of most Americans are likely to turn to the familiar flashpoints...
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...