Why Japan Needs to Talk to Taiwan
With China’s 20th National Congress approaching, Xi Jinping is expected to extend his tenure by another five years, making...
A Nation Must Think Before it Acts
Why Japan Needs to Talk to Taiwan
A nation must think before it acts.
United States
Gorbachev: Russia’s Tragic Hero
Mikhail Gorbachev—the last leader of the Soviet Union, architect of perestroika and glasnost, and Nobel Peace Prize winner—passed away...
Europe’s Wait for Turkmen Natural Gas Continues
In response to the Kremlin’s war on Ukraine, the European Union is moving to wean itself off Russian natural...
Understanding Russia’s Efforts at Technological Sovereignty
Russia’s leadership has invented many stories about its invasion of Ukraine. To justify its invasion, Moscow argued that Ukraine...
Conflict in Eastern Congo: A Spark Away from a Regional Conflagration
The ongoing conflict in the eastern part of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has cost approximately six million...
Five Trends Driving the Future of Terrorism
In mid-May 2022, eighteen-year-old Payton Gendron approached a grocery store in a predominantly African-American neighborhood in Buffalo, NY. He...
The Biden Administration’s New Africa Policy
Imagine you’ve just been confirmed to be the US ambassador to a small country in Africa. However, before departing...
America Should Walk the Walk in the Taiwan Strait
As soon as House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s plane took off from Taipei on August 3, the Chinese military initiated...
Restraining Russian Ransomware
Last May, Americans up and down the East Coast waited in long lines for gas. The panic wasn’t caused...
Food Insecurity and Terrorism: What Famine Means for Somalia
In Somalia, 26 million people are expected to experience extreme hunger by February 2023, threatening hundreds of thousands of...