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Emmanuel Macron’s France: Making the World Great…
When one thinks of the global order, America comes to mind as the pre-eminent power whether that be in military,…
The Middle East’s Geopolitical Game of Chess
Introduction/ Background
In the year 632 CE the founding patriarch of Islam, Prophet Muhammad died, leading to a…
Twists and Turns: Saudi Arabia’s Politicization of…
On November 4th, 2017, Lebanese Prime Minister Saad Hariri appeared live on an Al Arabia satellite broadcast from…
The Role of Jihad in the Rohingya Crisis
On November 23rd 2017, Bangladesh and Myanmar announced a tentative deal to repatriate Rohingya refugees to the…
Celebrating ASEAN’s 50th Anniversary: Attainments and…
Founded in Bangkok in 1967, the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) celebrates its 50th anniversary this…
The Renegade General
General Tso’s chicken is a popular Chinese dish found throughout North America, however, the dish just like its…
The Price of a Man: Libya’s Migrant Slavery Crisis
Shortly after dictator Muammar Gaddafi’s death in 2011, experts forecasted difficult years of state reconstruction…
Explainer: How Do the Kurds Relate to the Arab World,…
On September 25th, Iraqi Kurds voted overwhelmingly in an independence referendum to separate from Iraq and become…
US Announces Military Withdrawal from Myanmar: Another…
The US State Department has announced that it will be withdrawing military support from Myanmar in the coming weeks…
“¿Por qué no te callas?”: Venezuela’s…
In 1527, Spanish conquistador Juan Martínez de Ampiés sailed across the Atlantic Ocean to help establish one of the…
The New Face of Espionage : Intelligence Tactics for the…
A power cut hits an Eastern European capital, a government employee spends their day writing comments on social…
A Case for Japan’s Remilitarization
Following a landslide election victory at the end of October 2017, Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe promised to…