This morning, many of the world’s elite suffered a rude awakening. The Panama Papers, the product of a year’s work by an international network of reporters, had been made publicly ...
Mutually Assured Destruction (MAD), Hard Power, and how they are related to the promotion of stability. Throughout the known history arming oneself with power, both physical and militaristic, was always ...
Forecast Countries will continue to develop anti-satellite weapons to counter space-based military assets, including existing communications satellites and potential weapons. However, as improved technology lowers costs and more countries deploy ...
The Prime Minister, David Cameron did not think that a UK exit was “the right answer” but promised “everything necessary to make it work” if a vote was set to ...
The New Year fireworks in Argentina have marked not only the end of the calendar year 2015, but definitely also the end of the long standing left government in the ...
Summary Russia wants to expand its transit networks – and its influence – south, but doing so will not be easy. Over the past two years, Russia has been busy ...
Jan. 12: The Venezuelan Government Grinds to a Halt The Venezuelan government has fallen into institutional crisis at a time when it can ill afford to be anything but unified. ...
Summary Three and a half months after regional elections concluded, the Catalan Parliament finally appointed a government Jan. 10. The new regional president, Carles Puigdemont, promised that his administration would ...
Forecast Following its upcoming leadership transition, Vietnam will continue to integrate with the global economy and pursue security cooperation with Russia, India and its Southeast Asian neighbors. The country’s imperatives, aligned ...
At the tail end of 2015, Beijing introduced the ambitious first wave of Chinese President Xi Jinping’s comprehensive plan for military reform. The changes — which include a more powerful strategic ...