The former U.S. ambassador to Russia provides his take on the history and trajectory of U.S.-Russia relations.
Continue reading A New Cold War? – Explaining Russia’s New Confrontations with the West
Military modernization has contributed to rising nationalism in China, but many Chinese still feel threatened by the U.S. in the Asia-Pacific.
Continue reading The Dual Mentality of Chinese Military Nationalism
Tyler Bowen analyzes how Netanyahu’s reelection is reflective of deep-seated xenophobia in Israeli society, particular within its settler population.
Widespread corruption at the highest levels of government and rising ethnic tensions are further splitting an already divided Macedonia.
It has been 21 years since the end of apartheid, yet South Africa remains a country divided along racial lines.
As the locus of India’s foreign policy shifts eastwards, it is ironic that the Indian northeast remains as neglected as ever in New Delhi’s domestic policy calculations.
Although the Russian political opposition appears weak and factionalized, opportunities exist for it to weaken the power of Vladimir Putin’s United Russia.
Continue reading The Murder of Boris Nemtsov and the Plight of the Russian Opposition
More extreme than simple “white collar” crimes, HSBC’s actions have aided and abetted some of the most unsavory actors in the world.
As Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott races to secure clemency for two of his citizens on death row in Indonesia, Indonesians have vehemently asserted their right to enforce their laws on their own soil.
Continue reading Humanitarian Debt: Bargaining for the Lives of the Bali Nine
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