International issues

With Trump’s tariffs set to begin on March 4, the Mexican president has announced that her country is ready to face the impact of tariffs By Tallis Boerne Marcus As the uncertainty of a Trump administration continues to weigh on…

Trump’s corollary to the Monroe Doctrine – “speak loudly AND carry a big stick” – has not been applied full force on Venezuela…as of yet. Instead the new administration appears to be testing a more nuanced approach. In his first…

What’s being tabled right now is pretty much what was proposed in a briefing from early January. The Financial Times (FT) reported over the weekend that “Putin ally pushes deal to restart Nord Stream 2 with US backing” in reference…

March 2nd. Ethiopians celebrated Adwa’s victory over the colonial Italy invasion in 1896 and Koreans commemorated the March 1st,1919 Movement, the Korean Declaration of Independence from Japanese occupation. Both stories are similar: anti-colonization, an ultimate Trumpy of sovereignty over a…

In North America, citizens are so free that they can, if they wish, completely ignore geopolitical reality. Among the freedoms they are offered is the freedom to ignore the importance of these issues, a freedom that the authorities willingly maintain,…

Bangladesh, a nation founded on secular principles, has long been home to a diverse tapestry of cultures and religions. The Hindu minority, constituting approximately 8% of the population, has historically coexisted peacefully with the Muslim majority. However, after the recent…

Civil society leaders from across the Asia-Pacific region gathered in Colombo, Sri Lanka, on February 26, 2025, for an Advocacy Workshop focused on the Global Goal on Adaptation (GGA) and the New Collective Quantified Goal on Climate Finance (NCQG). The…

The US might go along with this though to accelerate the decline of Germany’s “peaceful” hegemony over the bloc in favor of a “multipolar EU” led by a combination of Poland, France, Italy, and others. Germany’s likely next chancellor Friedrich…

With high anticipation for increased partnership between Russia and Guinea-Bissau that has never been stronger since Soviet’s collapse. But the the anticipated change, to be facilitated by implementing bilateral agreements provides a brimming hope and possibility. Russian President Vladimir Putin…

Trump’s remarks on annexing territory and recognizing Russian and Israeli territorial gains may align with his geopolitical ambitions, but the disruption to longstanding norms of fixed borders sets a risky precedent. By John P. Ruehl Amid ongoing discussions over Donald…