Backgrounder: Geopolitics of the Eastern Mediterranean Dispute
Who is backing who in the mounting Eastern Mediterranean dispute over energy deposits in a key waterway?
The Wagner Group: Intrigue, War, and Resource Extraction in Africa and Beyond
After initial deployments in Ukraine and Syria, the African continent has become the main theater for Wagner Group operations.
NATO Nuclear Sharing: Why it Still Matters
Despite geopolitical landscape changes, one strategic dictum endures: the best way to avoid war is to increase its potential costs.
Backgrounder: The Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP)
In the RCEP trade agreement, governments across Asia have charted an economic future for themselves – one that excludes the United States.
‘QUAD of the West’ Forms against Turkey in the Eastern Mediterranean
Turkish actions in the Eastern Mediterranean have mirrored China’s actions in the South China Sea. And they’ve begun to produce the same kind of geopolitical response.
Ethiopia: A Geopolitical Time Bomb in the Making
Ethiopia’s climate-sensitive economy, growing population, and inter-ethnic conflict make it a geopolitical time bomb primed to explode.
2020 Tigray Conflict Risks Civil War in Ethiopia
Long-term Ethiopia watchers can’t help but be concerned by the military conflict unfolding in northern Tigray.
Prospects for the Trans-Pacific Partnership Trade Deal under a Biden Presidency
Cancelling the TPP was one of the first moves President Trump made upon taking office. Would the decision be reversed under a Biden presidency?
Backgrounder: Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons (TPNW)
Laudable goals aside, we’re still a long way from a nuclear weapon-free planet.
Backgrounder: Joe Biden on China
Examining the presidential candidate’s record on China for clues on the possible future of US-China relations.
