Awakening a sleeping lion: The US-China Cold War is upon us

The Year of Trump?

Time magazine did not choose Donald Trump as its Person of the Year in 2018, but it may do so this year

The U.S. Isn’t Really Leaving Syria and Afghanistan

Even if American troops come home in a timely fashion, they will likely return before long

A Year to Act

t has been 30 years since the fall of the Berlin Wall, and despite significant progress toward improving life expectancy and boosting incomes around the world

AI for Human Development

Technologies powered by artificial intelligence are being applied to some of the world’s most challenging human-development issues

Iran pushes Iraq to maintain trade without US dollar

Iran is exerting considerable pressure on the Iraqi government to compel it not to abide by the US sanctions that have been imposed on Tehran in order for it to change

The End of the Democratic Century

Autocracys Global Ascendance

The World Has Failed Children in Conflict Zones

This Human Rights Day (December 10) marks the 70th anniversary of the United Nations General Assemblys adoption of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights

Russian romancing, Saudi intrigue precede OPEC meeting

The Changing Face of American Conservatism

The demise of the Weekly Standard is proof that the once popular neoconservatism of the past few decades has died

The True Origins of ISIS

A secret biography suggests that Abu Ali al-Anbari defined the group’s radical approach more than any other person.

Russian - Ukrainian Incident Increases International Tension

The success of this week’s G-20 meeting is threatened by the increasing tensions between the Ukraine and Russia.

Prepare for Trump Administration Turnovers

The mid term elections are over and Americans are preparing for a number of resignations and firings inside the White House

Iraq working to make money, not burn it up in gas flares

Instead of wasting the gas the country will reap the benefits of putting it to good use

The Big Blockchain Lie

Now that cryptocurrencies such as Bitcoin have plummeted from last years absurdly high valuations, the techno-utopian mystique of so-called distributed-ledger technologies should be next.

Israel and Russia’s Strange Relationship

The fact is that Israel and Russia have a relationship that goes back over a century

Why We Need a Space Force

The Trump administrations push to create a new military department, known as the Space Force, has generated a fair amount of skepticism and more than a few nerdy jokes

$250 Trillion in Debt: the World’s Post-Lehman Legacy

Governments are largely responsible for the borrowing binge, with their debt growing not just nominally...

Arabic Political Comedy: A Vector for Liberalization?

To understand the thirst for this type of media it is important to reflect on past developments in Arabic language news

The Worrisome Mystery of a Saudi Journalist’s Whereabouts

If Riyadh did in fact order Khashoggi’s detention, it may be miscalculating the likely negative impact on U.S. diplomacy and Western investment.

Will Russia’s S-300 Missile System Increase Tensions in Syria?

Russia will transfer two to four S 300 air defense missile systems to Syria within the next two weeks

Israel’s Secret War Against Iran Is Widening

Israel has fully joined the battle in Syria—but it’s not clear it can achieve any of its goals there.

US Heads Towards Mid-Term Elections

The United States is less than two months away from its mid-term elections and passions are growing more heated

Situation Continues to Heat up in and Around Syria

What happened and how will these incidents impact the ongoing fighting in Syria?

Supreme religious authority and the dilemma of forming the next Iraqi government

the supreme religious authority reminded the citizens by inviting them previously to participate freely and widely in the elections to choose the best

The Future of Eastern Syria and the Israeli Interest

The last independent rebel enclaves in parts of Deraa and Quneitra provinces have ceased to be

Syria, American Policy, and Assassination

Trump wanted to have the Syrian president assassinated last year but his defense secretary ignored the request

Strategic Insights: Revolutionary Change Is Coming to Strategic Leadership

Clausewitz famously observed that war has an enduring nature and a changing character that evolves over time as technology, society, economics, and politics shift. This observation also applies to strategic leadership: it too has an enduring nature and a