Saudi Arabia: Game of Thrones

> Mohammed bin Salman’s Shakeup Is More Than a Power Play

> The Remaking of the Saudi State

 

Lebanon’s Political Crisis

> Hariri’s resignation and why the Middle East is on edge, again

> Destabilising Lebanon will only strengthen Hezbollah

 

100 years of Balfour’s Declaration

> Historical Landmarks in the Hundred Years’ War on Palestine

 

ASEAN’s Summit

> ASEAN summit should focus on the possible

 

Trump in Asia

> Trump Trip: Listen to Japan, Talk to South Korea and Dictate to China

> What China Wants From Trump: Why Beijing Will Avoid Real Compromise on Trade and North Korea

 

Arch of Crisis

> A Huthi Missile, a Saudi Purge and a Lebanese Resignation Shake the Middle East

> How the Syrian regime is dividing and ruling Aleppo

 

Terrorism

> Ciudades y terrorismo

> India’s Invisible Jihad

 

Great Powers

> Russia and America Are Conducting Massive Nuclear Exercises (and No One Cares)

 

USA

> The Internet, Political Polarization, and the 2016 Election

> Trump's Trade Policy: Separating the normal from the dangerous

> US–Vietnam Relations Under President Trump

> The Democrats' Foreign Policy in the Shadow of Trump

 

China

> China’s Booming Sharing Economy

> After China’s 19th Party Congress – implications for the regional architecture and order

 

Russia

> Russia and Saudi Arabia: A New Oil Bromance?

> Hamid Karzai and the Russia Connection

> Renewable Energy and Decentralized Power Generation in Russia

> The Burden of Predictability: Russia’s 2018 Presidential Election

 

European Union

> Relaunching the EU

> Rethinking Franco-German Relations: A Historical Perspective

> Two Sides of Europe’s Defense Coin

> The Fifth Eastern Partnership Summit: Between hyperbole and understatement

 

Middle East

> All that Glitters is not Gold: Unveiling Iran’s Economic Recovery

> Israel vis-à-vis Iran in Syria: The Perils of Active Containment

> The Corruption Contagion

 

Latin America

> Brazil’s Foreign Policy Isn’t Dead. It’s Just Hibernating.

> Is Populism Making a Comeback in Latin America?

> Latin America’s super election cycle is wide open

> Trump Riles Latin America

 

Asia

> What the Return of Quadrilateral Says About India and Emerging Asian Geopolitics

> Apprehensions in Sri Lanka: Will Hambantota be the next Djibouti?

> Re-Positioning Pakistan Occupied Kashmir on India’s Policy Map: Geopolitical Drivers, Strategic Impact

> Misunderstanding Asia

 

Africa

> Zimbabwe in Dubious Battle: The Unexpected Consequences of Western Sanctions

> The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC): A Dangerous Stalemate

> Is the Alliance Underpinning South Africa’s ANC About to Fracture?

> A Football God Is About to Become President of Liberia

 

BRICS

> ¿Quién relevará a los BRICS?

 

NATO

>In Praise of Nato’s Dysfunctional, Bureaucratic Tedium

 

International Security

> Shifting Interpretations of the Non-intervention Principle in the OSCE

> Is the U.S.-Saudi Security Alliance in Trouble?

 

Energy Security

> Energy and Climate Security Priorities and Challenges in the Changing Global Energy Order

> Hacia un nuevo orden mundial de la energía

> OPEC and Strategic Questions in the Oil Market

 

Essay

> Who Saved Israel in 1947?

 

Books & Reviews

> Europe Reset: New Directions for the EU (introduction)

> The Development Dilemma: Security, Prosperity, and a Return to History [chapter 1]

> El verdadero poder de Putin

> “The Souls of China: The Return of Religion After Mao” by Ian Johnson

> ‘House of Cards’ o el fin del sueño americano

> When Democracy Dies Not in Darkness but in Dysfunction

 

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