The Russian leader’s wholehearted defense of China’s Belt & Road Initiative at last week’s yearly forum on this global series of megaprojects stands in stark
Day: May 4, 2019
America Cannot Save Afghanistan
After nearly two decades of bloodshed, meaningful progress is finally being made towards a conclusion of the war in Afghanistan. Negotiations with the Taliban in
China and Russia: Whoopin’ Uncle Sam at His Own Game
Your Geopolitical Quiz for the Day: Two countries are embroiled in a ferocious rivalry. One country’s meteoric growth has put it on a path to
Venezuela – Another Failed Coup Attempt – What’s Next?
In the early morning hours of 30 April, 2019, the self-declare “Interim President”, Juan Guaidó, launched what at first sight appeared to be a military
Let Venezuela Decide Its Own Destiny
“Who would be free themselves must strike the blow… “By their right arms the conquest must be wrought.” So wrote Lord Byron of Greece’s war
Indian Elections: From Here to Eternity
Elections in India don’t happen in a day. They are rather a month-long affair. The world’s largest democracy, with a 900 million electorate (more than
Pompeo Lies, Cheats and Steals (But He’s Still a Good Christian)
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo recently recounted to an audience at Texas A&M University that when he was head of the Central Intelligence Agency he
Russia Is Competing with Poland for Ukrainian “Replacement Migrants”
President Putin’s proposal to make it easier for all Ukrainians to receive Russian citizenship represents a bold effort to court his country’s civilizationally similar neighbors
