Field Notes: A Protest in Odessa
Two hundred people are waiting. They huddle in quiet clusters, holding small paper cups of coffee purchased from portable...
A Nation Must Think Before it Acts
Field Notes: A Protest in Odessa
A nation must think before it acts.
Categories for Geopoliticus
Geopolitical Implications of the Ukraine Crisis: What is at Stake for Georgia and Moldova?
By: Maia Otarashvili and Hannah Lidicker With Russia’s military occupation of Crimea and the obvious threat that Putin’s stealth...
Merkel in Westminster
Angela Merkel makes for an unlikely cheerleader. Nevertheless, as the European Union’s senior head of government, and the leader...
Ukraine and the Future of the Western Democratization Agenda
By Adrian A Basora, Maia Otarashvili and Hannah Lidicker Ukraine currently dominates the headlines, with most of the attention...
Jihadi Competition After al Qaeda Hegemony – The ‘Old Guard’, Team ISIS & The Battle For Jihadi Hearts & Minds
(Part 3 of Smarter Counterterrorism, see Part 1 here & Part 2 here) Before deciding where to focus and...
Treating America’s al Qaeda Addiction – Part 2 of “Smarter Counterterrorism”
(This is the second post in this series, see the initial post at “Smarter Counterterrorism in an Era of Competing...
Now Is the Time: Setting U.S. Policy on Taiwan
On February 11, Taiwan marked a milestone in its relations with China. The head of Taiwan’s Mainland Affairs Council...
Smarter Counterterrorism in The Age of Competing Al Qaeda’s
Last week Ayman al- Zawahiri, al Qaeda’s global leader publicly dissolved the relationship between al Qaeda Central and the...
Railway to Somewhere: Thailand’s Politics and China’s Reach in Southeast Asia
Despite elections last Sunday, Thailand remains riven by political conflict. On the one side is the current government of Prime...
Remarks on Kevin Powers’ The Yellow Birds
The following remarks were delivered by Michael Noonan at the FPRI’s The Yellow Birds booktalk discussion on Monday, February3,...