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The Search for a New Equilibrium in US-Pakistani Relations
The Search for a New Equilibrium in US-Pakistani Relations

The Geopoliticalmonitor’s Chris Mansur examines why Pakistan is still an important piece of the puzzle for American foreign policy in the region. 

 
China: Enter the Xi Jinping Administration
China: Enter the Xi Jinping Administration

The Geopoliticalmonitor’s Zachary Fillingham examines the early face of the Xi Jinping administration and asks whether or not it might reveal some policy direction to come. 

 
Post-Chavez US-Venezuelan Relations: Headed for a Thaw?
Post-Chavez US-Venezuelan Relations: Headed for a Thaw?
Rarely is global politics graced with a personality as bombastic and divisive as Hugo Chavez, yet like love him or hate him, his successor will inevitably need to overhaul large parts of Venezuela’s domestic and foreign policy. The Geopoliticalmonitor’s Zachary Fillingham explores what these changes could mean for US-Venezuelan relations.
 
Malaysia and Thailand: Desperately Seeking Success in the Thai Deep South
Malaysia and Thailand: Desperately Seeking Success in the Thai Deep South
Murray Hunter explores what's on the line for the Thai and Malaysian governments in new negotiations over the insurgency in Thailand's southern region. 
 
Libya: Still Waiting on a Viable State
Libya: Still Waiting on a Viable State

The major powers are once again being reminded that West-leaning liberal democracies require more than just the absence of tyranny to take root.

 
New Faces at the Bank of Japan
New Faces at the Bank of Japan

The Abe government has nominated Haruhiko Kuroda to be the next governor of the Bank of Japan. In this article, the Geopoliticalmonitor’s Zachary Fillingham delves into Mr. Kuroda’s background to discover whether he’ll be the harbinger of what some Japanese people hope and most outsiders fear: an economic revival via an interventionist monetary policy.

 
The Taliban’s New Secret Weapon: Philanthropy and Islamic Education
The Taliban’s New Secret Weapon: Philanthropy and Islamic Education
A distinct culture, different from the mainstream "Thai" culture is being nurtured in the relaxed air of Thailand's religious freedom, argues Murray Hunter of the Geopoliticalmonitor.com.
 
On the Brink of a Canada-EU Trade Deal: A Recap
On the Brink of a Canada-EU Trade Deal: A Recap
Now that the Canada-EU free trade agreement (the Comprehensive Economic and Trade agreement, or CETA) is entering the final phase of negotiations, the Harper government finds itself on the brink of accomplishing one of its most important foreign policy goals: the diversification of Canada’s trade portfolio. In this article, the GPM’s Zachary Fillingham examines the remaining hurdles and what a deal would mean for both economies.
 
EDITORIAL: As the MENA Saga Turns
EDITORIAL: As the MENA Saga Turns

Anis H. Bajrektarevic scours the past, present, and future of the MENA region, all the while asking one simple question: where is the counter-narrative? 

 
Pope Benedict XVI: The Perilous Politics of Resignation
Pope Benedict XVI: The Perilous Politics of Resignation

Geopoliticalmonitor.com's Christopher S. Ljungquist explores the historical precedents of papal resignation and looks to future international role of the Vatican in the post-Benedict era. 

 
 

 

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