Geopoliticus June 17, 2013 Al Qaeda in Iraq publicly rebuts al Qaeda’s leader Ayman al-Zawahiri Two months ago, the Islamic State of Iraq (ISI – al Qaeda’s Iraqi affiliate) announced its merger with Jabhat... Read more »
Geopoliticus May 26, 2013 Syria: Suffering the effects of the 2nd Foreign Fighter Glut The end of the Soviet Afghan campaign did more than leave a nation in civil war. Thousands of Muslim... Read more »
Geopoliticus May 18, 2013 Looper: The Asian Financial Crisis Redux? Financial crises and their associated economic disruptions (or vice versa) can alter the international political order among countries by... Read more »
Geopoliticus May 3, 2013 Field Notes: Istanbul, Turkey As the world witnesses the largest rural-to-urban migration in human history, many great international cities have started to feel... Read more »
Geopoliticus May 1, 2013 Market Warriors: Why the Trans-Pacific Partnership Matters Overshadowed by the Boston Marathon terrorist attack, military tensions on the Korean peninsula, and possibly Downton Abbey reruns, the... Read more »
Geopoliticus April 26, 2013 Detecting the radicalization and recruitment of the Boston Bombers The investigation into the radicalization of the Boston Marathon bombing’s Tsarnaev brothers has only just begun. While the picture... Read more »
Geopoliticus April 16, 2013 Venezuelan Election Results For commentary and pictures from Venezuela in the aftermath of the recent elections, please check out the blog of FPRI’s Vanessa... Read more »
Geopoliticus April 6, 2013 Field Notes: Dakar, Senegal Throughout the world, birthdays produce annual celebrations. In Senegal, April 4th brings forth momentous surges of national patriotism; parades,... Read more »
Geopoliticus March 31, 2013 North Korea Moves to War Footing It seems like we’ve all seen this movie before. North Korea feels affronted and blusters; South Korea and the... Read more »
Geopoliticus March 22, 2013 Field Notes: Dubai, United Arab Emirates The opulence amazes most Americans, Australians, and Europeans. Instead of tribal authoritarianism, ethnic enmity, or criminal anarchy, they discover... Read more »