The Horn of Africa is among the most congested, eventful, and most volatile geopolitical intersections on earth. It is where the West meets the East in a highly competitive game of strategic positioning for economic or hegemonic advantage. China and Turkey who, more or less, employ similar soft-power ...
Recent US Commerce Department figures showing a widening of the country’s trade deficit serve to illustrate the inherent contradictions in President Trump’s vow to narrow the gap while urging faster economic growth.
This week conflict between the United States and its allies in Syria against the Syrian regime, Russia, and Iran heated up.
Trump's lack of definitive action to distance himself from his business interests could be deemed unconstitutional under the emolument clause.
While the diplomatic tension between Saudi Arabia and Qatar existed since the Arab Spring, the break up caught foreign policy experts by surprise.
Trump is setting up a “war room” to counter the Russia probe. With talk about Russian government tactics for meddling in Western democratic processes, what would the Kremlin do in such a war room?
Senior US intelligence officials reacted with dismay after learning moments before taking the stage at a speaking event in New York that director of the FBI James Comey had been fired.
The 1st quarter of the Trump presidency has been disappointing, with the first 3 months of 2017 seeing the weakest Q1 growth in America in 3 years.
From 2003 to 2017, the Effective Federal Funds Rate (EFFR) dropped by 36% while gold rose 169%, and dollar purchasing power reflects this low-rate environment.
If the "America First" myopic vision becomes reality, the U.S.’ place in the world will become a lonely, isolated one, its security and well-being fundamentally jeopardized.
Trump's proposed budget cuts 28% from the State Department’s funding, reducing foreign aid and de-funding a range of programs.
While the impeachment of President Park Geun-hye paralyzed South Korea’s diplomatic service, Japan has worked to strengthen Trump’s commitment to its defense.
What is the nature of Tehran's aggressions and what are possible non-military policy options for containing the threat posed by the Iranian regime?
What makes Tillerson's bellicosity even more absurd is that the U.S. position in the South China Sea has never been weaker.
2017 could be a watershed year for many countries, as various territorial disputes threaten to boil over amidst a climate of global uncertainty.
