POLITICS
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Venezuela’s power struggle reaches a tense stalemate, as human suffering deepens
By David Smilde, Tulane University Even in a country where crisis has become the norm, the past month has been…
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As its ruling dynasty withers, Gabon – a US ally and guardian of French influence in Africa – ponders its future
By Gyldas A. Ofoulhast-Othamot, University of Tampa The fragility of one of the world’s longest-lasting political dynasties was exposed when…
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A Great Khan in Italy
By Juan Martin González Cabañas On March 23, Mandarin Xi and the government led by Giuseppe Conte signed a memorandum that sealed…
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Theresa May loses another Brexit vote: here’s why April 12 is now the key date to watch
By Kenneth Armstrong, University of Cambridge On the day that the United Kingdom was supposed to exit from the European…
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Chinese flags over Europe?
By M Waqas Jan As President Xi Jinping wraps up his week-long tour of Europe, his first overseas visit of the…
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Miami will host DNC’s first of 2020 presidential primary debates
The Democratic National Committee (DNC) announced Thursday that the Miami will host the first of the party’s 2020 presidential primary debates…
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Logistics and U.S. interests
By Dr. Stephen Blank The old adage has it that while amateurs think about strategy, professionals think about logistics. Indeed, no military operation,…
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Trump and obstruction of justice: An explainer
By David Orentlicher, University of Nevada, Las Vegas Special counsel Robert Mueller did not find evidence that Trump or his…
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The Sino-US trade war – Why China can’t win it
By Prof. Anis H. Bajrektarević Does our history only appear overheated, but is essentially calmly predetermined? Is it directional or…
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Why the next terror manifesto could be even harder to track
By Megan Squire, Elon University Just before his shooting spree at two Christchurch, New Zealand mosques, the alleged mass murderer…
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