United States-India cooperation continues to move beyond the economic and scientific to the military.
Afghanistan Dominates Latest U.S.-India Strategic Dialogue
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Democracy & Governance
Pivoting Toward the South China Sea?
The highly publicized dispute between China and the Philippines over the Scarborough Shoal in recent weeks has become yet another reminder of the ongoing tensions in the South China Sea. The upheaval began when a former U.S. coast guard ship refitted by the Philippines navy attempted to detain Chinese fishermen off the shoal.
Conflicting Sudans Have Corruption, Militias, and China in Common
South Sudanese politicians are using security as an excuse to dodge transparency on oil revenues.
Law of the Sea Treaty Ratification Faces Unsettled Waters
Given the wide range of its supporters – everyone from the U.S. Chamber of Commerce and the Joint Chiefs of Staff of the U.S. Armed Forces to Greenpeace – one would think that Senate ratification of the 1982 Law of the Sea Treaty (LOST) would be a slam dunk.
The Brownshirts of the Arab Spring: Tunisia’s Salafists (Part 2)
Tunisia’s Arab Spring is looking more and more like the status quo disguised as a revolution.
The Brownshirts of the Arab Spring: Tunisia’s Salafists (Part 1)
Virtually every sector of the Tunisian economy has been on strike and unemployment is worse than during the years of President Ben Ali.
Is the Pope’s Butler the Vatican’s Bradley Manning?
Let’s not rush to judgment and make of alleged Vatican leaker Paolo Gabriele either a criminal or a hero.
Scram!
Get out of town. Go on, scram! That’s what a graduation ceremony is all about: the big boot. Thanks for those thousands of dollars, here’s a receipt in the form of a diploma, and now hurry up and make room for the next class. Oh, and don’t forget to write: checks that is, once you’ve somehow paid off your mountainous student debt.
I wasn’t invited to give a commencement address this year. But here’s what I would say if an institution were foolish enough to give me a microphone and an audience.
Free-Trade Deal May Prove Greater Obstacle to Colombian Peace Than FARC
If FARC profits from the drug trade again, it may confront the government rather than work with it.
Review: Why Taiwan Matters
Taiwan, according to Shelley Rigger, is a small and beautiful island, but also a global powerhouse. A professor at Davidson College, Rigger has been living and visiting Taiwan for nearly three decades. Her new book, Why Taiwan Matters, reveals her extensive knowledge of the history of the island and its relationship to mainland China.