Category: World
Voters: The military makes us feel safe but not sure it’s worth a trillion
There is a growing disconnect between how American voters think about safety and how Washington spends money in the name of national security….
Why can’t the US get Southeast Asia’s support in the South China Sea
Sunday marked a decade since an Arbitral Tribunal at The Hague handed a near total victory to the Philippines, a U.S. treaty ally,…
A License Is Not a Teacher
Ask why so many Indian classrooms struggle, and the answers arrive in the language of audit: Too few trained teachers, too many vacancies,…
Landmark Ruling Could Redefine Divorced Women’s Property Rights in Pakistan
A landmark Islamabad High Court ruling that recognised marriage as an economic partnership and awarded a divorced woman an equal share of assets…
Western Imperialist Unity Split by Rival Priorities
Trump insists the West must unite on his terms against the Rest, particularly China and Iran. Europe, however, wants greater Trump support for…
Arab Regions Remain the Most Underrepresented in the Global Trade System
Despite the importance of international trade as an engine for economic growth and development, only fourteen of the twenty-two Arab states are members…
The Tale of Two Countries: Elite Stake and Development
Philippines was the most advanced Southeast Asian country with the highest per capita GDP until about the early 1960s. Its per capita GDP…
Obama has a lot to say about everything but his foreign policy
Opening his new Presidential Center in Chicago, Barack Obama once again gave eloquent expression to his faith in the fundamental American values of…
Happy birthday to the ever-expanding national security state
Seventy-nine years ago this month, President Harry Truman signed the National Security Act, which quickly morphed into today’s metastasizing, often abusive, national security…
Tucker Carlson’s left-right, third party dream
As the establishments of both major parties remain firmly wedded to Washington’s foreign policy consensus, particularly on U.S.-Israel relations, hard ideological factions on…
