China is fervently portraying the image of a responsible global power as it secures its strategic position in the global market economy.
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The Balkans and the Refugees Crisis: More than Just a Bypass
Tensions have risen between EU leaders disputing appropriate responses to the refugee and migrant crisis, exposing the EU’s weaknesses and its lack of coordination capacities in guiding the Balkan states who often suffer from migration waves of their own.
No Middle Ground: Australia Chooses Washington Over Beijing
Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull has removed any long-term uncertainty over whether Australia’s national interests are better served with the United States.
The Election in the Central African Republic: What You Need to Know
A lot of hope rides upon new President Faustin-Archange Touadéra’s shoulders as the country gradually tries to find a semblance of normality after rebels ousted the unpopular president, François Bozizé, in March 2013.
The Role of Political Satire and Technology in the Liberalization of Egypt: The Case of Bassem Youssef
New Analysis Paper: Bassem Youssef serves as a model for the potential that technology and humor hold in changing the domestic dynamics of Egypt and other countries in the Middle East and North Africa.
Imperial Hangover: Modern British Military Interventions
While Britain’s empire has long crumbled to dust, the fawning reverence for imperial power continues to affect how British foreign policy is shaped.
A Living Hell: The Calais Camp
Piles of burning rubbish, overflowing portable toilets, contaminated water, rat infestations, and more than 6,000 refugees and migrants squatting in decrepit tents. Welcome to Calais, France, the self-proclaimed “Country of Human Rights.”
Mali’s Long Road to Stability
Mali is faced with a double challenge. The government has to restore relations with rebel groups and regain the trust of various populations in the north all the while fighting different terrorist networks still present in its territory.
Argentina’s Macri Shakes Up Mercosur
There are three ways Argentina’s Macri will change the South American bloc: by helping finalize the EU-Mercosur trade agreement, by expanding ties with the Pacific Alliance, and by focusing attention on the democratic deficit of its members, primarily in Venezuela.
The Power Equation and the Financial Rise of the UK
Through the combination of their geographical proximity to markets and the advantages that technology provides in quickening the pace of trade, British politicians and financers are looking to cement the UK’s role as an indispensable international financier.
Kosovo in Political Crisis: The Unresolved Question
Despite the EU-brokered deal between Kosovo and Serbia in August of last year being hailed as a significant step towards normalization, anger against the nature of the agreement has precipitated what is arguably Kosovo’s worst political crisis in the years since achieving independence.
Holy Political Power Batman! Faith and Authority in Brunei and Beyond
Brunei provides a textbook example of how governments can use religion as a method of control.
Boko Haram and Nigeria’s Pyrrhic victory
As a former general, Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari must be well aware that wars can easily run for longer than presidential terms; boasting of victory in one’s first year in office seems amateurish.
The Fog Lifts: How the UK Manages China
Xi’s visit to the UK in October did not represent the culmination of British defeat as the media portrayed. It represented the culmination of high-class tactical diplomatic maneuvering on the part of the UK to achieve long-term strategic advantage.
Guerrero: A Security Problem Impossible to Solve?
After the headlines turned to Guerrero following the kidnapping of the 43 Ayotzinapa students in September 2014, and the murder of many others during a protest, it seemed like chaos had engulfed the region.
Can Middle Eastern and Post-Soviet Powers Survive on $30 Oil?
The relevant question for the big men from Moscow to Riyadh in 2016 is: can their countries survive in a world of such low oil prices?
