Japan’s Constitutional Reinterpretation and Its Pursuit of New Security Relationships
On July 1, Japanese Prime Minister Shinzō Abe announced that his cabinet approved a resolution to reinterpret Article Nine...
A Nation Must Think Before it Acts
Geopoliticus
A nation must think before it acts.
Arts, Culture, Geopolitics: FX’s Tyrant
It seems like the events of September 11th, the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, and the Arab Spring have...
Afghan Presidential Election – Second Round Glevum Face-to-Face Opinion Survey – Key Findings
By Andrew Garfield Summary: In this second poll from Glevum Associates, results indicate that Ashraf Ghani has taken the...
Afghan Presidential Election Second Round Opinion Survey Findings
By Andrew Garfield Summary: Ashraf Ghani has taken the lead (49%) over Abdullah Abdullah (42%) for the second round...
Afghanistan On The Brink – The Last Chance For A “Correction”
By Andrew Garfield In April 2014, shortly after the first round of the Afghan Presidential election, I wrote an...
Ukraine’s Elections — Further Dismemberment or a Second Chance for Democracy?
By Adrian A. Basora and Aleksandr Fisher Ukraine’s May 25 presidential election has the potential to restore the country’s...
Oman: Wasta Par Excellence
By Kathleen Reedy Oman has recently opened the doors of a new school in downtown Muscat to teach Persian...
…And Thence Romania?
By John R. Haines I have written separately of Transdniestria and the Russian proclivity to use partition and buffer...
China’s (Is)land Reclamation in the South China Sea
For the last few years, China and the Philippines have repeatedly accused each other of destabilizing the uneasy balance...
Friends in Many Places: Vietnam’s Diplomacy
Last Wednesday, Vietnam feted the 60th anniversary of its victory over French forces at Dien Bien Phu. But earlier...