Geopoliticus January 22, 2014 Fox Hunting: China’s Response to Japan’s Diplomatic Campaign Felix K. Chang Last November, I wrote a blog entitled What Does the Fox Say? that outlined once-hesitant Japan’s efforts to raise... Read more »
Geopoliticus January 6, 2014 In Syria, an al Qaeda group falls victim to other Islamists and jihadists Clint Watts The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (a.k.a. ISIS) for many months dominated the jihadi landscape in Syria. ... Read more »
Geopoliticus December 22, 2013 Post-Snowden: The Hypocrisy of Tech Company Calls for Surveillance Reform Clint Watts The recent call by certain technology corporations to reform government surveillance makes for great public relations, but underneath these calls... Read more »
Geopoliticus December 4, 2013 How Populist Politicians are Isolating Pakistan Private: Raza Bokhari In late November, while Imran Khan, an athlete turned populist politician, was lambasting the United States and inciting his... Read more »
Geopoliticus December 2, 2013 Do al Qaeda Affiliates Actually Have a Plan? Clint Watts The rise of many jihadi affiliates around the Africa and the Middle East has renewed the American media quest... Read more »
Geopoliticus November 24, 2013 Where Will It End?: China’s East China Sea Air Defense Identification Zone Felix K. Chang More lines were drawn in the East China Sea (or rather in the skies above it). With very little... Read more »
Geopoliticus November 19, 2013 Jordan’s Bid for the UN Security Council Tally Helfont Jordanian Foreign Minister, Nasser Judeh, announced on Sunday that the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan has officially applied for a... Read more »
Geopoliticus November 18, 2013 How Snowden Strengthens U.S. Efforts Against Jihadi Terrorism Barak Mendelsohn The Snowden leak of thousands of NSA documents has been a nightmare for the organization. No intelligence organization that... Read more »
Geopoliticus November 17, 2013 What Does the Fox Say?: Japan’s Diplomatic Campaign Felix K. Chang After North Korea launched seven ballistic missiles into the seas near Japan in July 2006, Japan did something uncharacteristic... Read more »
Geopoliticus November 13, 2013 Field Notes: Barcelona, Spain David Danelo American international relations students know Barcelona as the capital of Catalonia, a Spanish province, segregated culture, and aspiring nation.... Read more »