30 years post-Cold War, Turkey tries to strike balance with US, Russia
3 January Written by ŞEYMA NAZLI GÜRBÜZ The S-400 crisis has triggered developments in the international political spectrum that have increased the importance of Turkey finding a balance in its diplomatic ties with the U.S. and Russia Over the past few years, there has been…
View from the EU: Britain ‘taken over by gamblers, liars, clowns and their cheerleaders’
31 December Written by Jon Henley Britain faces an uncertain future as it finally pulls clear of the EU’s orbit, continental commentators have predicted, its reputation for pragmatism and probity shredded by a Brexit process most see as profoundly populist and dangerously dishonest. “For us, the UK…
The Quiet and Dangerous Way U.S. Politics Is Becoming Europeanized
29 December Written by CARLO INVERNIZZI For the past several decades, pundits have clamored to ascribe fluctuations in U.S. politics and policy to partisan polarization. From Bill Clinton’s impeachment to the global war on terrorism, and from Obamacare to “build the wall,” virtually all salient political…
How China can become the world’s top economy without starting a war Beijing must do more to manage its own peaceful rise
26 December Written by Brian Wong A parade to commemorate the 70th anniversary of the founding of Communist China, pictured in October 2019: China must recognize that sharp power cannot substitute for soft power. Brian Wong is a Rhodes scholar from Hong Kong and founding…
In Kyrgyzstan, social media hate goes unchecked
22 December Written by Joldon Kutmanaliev, Gulzat Baialieva One indirect indication of how well-orchestrated extremist attacks on social media platforms have been is the manner in which they have shifted along with the political positions of those under attack. Elvira Surabaldieva and Tilek Toktogaziev were…
In Kyrgyzstan, social media hate goes unchecked
22 December Written by ELLEN KNICKMEYER The Trump administration on Tuesday announced more sanctions on Syria, intensifying pressure on President Bashar Assad to end the country’s vicious, nearly decade-long conflict. The new sanctions target Syria’s central bank, Assad’s in-laws, and others. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin…
Trump Broke the Foreign Policy Mold. Some of His Ideas Are Worth Keeping
17 December Written by Rita Clark President Donald Trump’s presidency has in many ways undermined America’s global standing and its ability to work together with other countries. But on some issues, “His willingness to question long-running common wisdom about U.S. foreign policy has actually been…
The world is changing. India needs to get its priorities right
15 December Written by Pranay Kotasthane With Covid-19, the most common phrase in every webinar on geopolitics is the “new world order”. This phrase is used to describe periods of history with dramatic change in balance of power between nation-states. In its most recent avatar,…
Russia, Germany: the “Big Game” of International Relations opens again
11 December Written by Giancarlo Elia Valori In 1992 the Japanese American historian and political scientist, Francis Fukuyama, gained his undeserved 15 minutes of fame by publishing a pamphlet with an evocative title, The End of History and the Last Man. The writer’s thesis was very…
The impact of RCEP on Turkey-EU ties
10 December Written by MERVE ŞEBNEM ORUÇ The 10 member countries of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) and five Asia-Pacific countries – China, Japan, South Korea, Australia and New Zealand – which make up 30% of the world’s population and gross domestic product…