Turkey’s Parliamentary System has a Presidential Stage-Manager
In the summer of 2015, I wrote a profile of Turkey’s electoral system and noted the following: “In essence,...
A Nation Must Think Before it Acts
Turkey’s Parliamentary System has a Presidential Stage-Manager
A nation must think before it acts.
Categories for Geopoliticus
A Backlash Against Chinese Military Activity in Djibouti — and Why It Matters
In March we published an E-Note about the Chinese decision to establish a base in Djibouti — its first...
Influencing China
Since President Nixon’s historic meeting with Chairman Mao Zedong in 1972, the U.S. – China relationship has developed into...
Nagorno-Karabakh: A Conflict Entrenched in Nationalistic Propaganda
Armenia-Azerbaijan relations are all but stellar. In fact, for those familiar with the region, this is a relationship known...
China’s ADIZ over the South China Sea: Whole, Partial, or None
Ever since China declared an air defense identification zone (ADIZ) over the East China Sea in late 2013, many...
China’s New Missiles and U.S. Alliances in the Asia-Pacific: The Impact of Weakening Extended Deterrence
Two weeks ago, Chinese President Xi Jinping attended a nuclear security cooperation summit in Washington. At the same time,...
Spy Rules: A Reaction to the Arrest Lieutenant Commander Lin
Reading about the emerging case of Lieutenant Commander Edward C. Lin, a U.S. Navy officer arrested for allegedly spying...
A Maelstrom in Moldova
On March 27, 2016 thousands of Moldovans marched through the streets of Chisinau demanding reunification with Romania on the...
Why the US doesn’t have a Muslim problem, and Europe does
I’m first generation American, with a Pakistani-born father. My dad and his older brother both left Pakistan at the...
Chinese Accusations in the East and South China Seas
“Japan always criticizes others, so how can it explain its own actions?” charged the Chinese Ministry of Defense’s spokesman...