Power

Biden’s Asian Triangle

2021-02-07

The Japan-US alliance remains popular in both countries, which need each other more than ever. Together, they can balance Chinas power and cooperate with China...

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American Withdrawal... opportunity to regain Iraqi State Control

2020-09-15

A raging controversy regarding the presence of foreign forces started after the triumph over ISIS and the recovery of Iraqi security institutions. A number of international and local media have raided the Iraqi....

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The Other Global Power Shift

2020-08-11

The world is increasingly obsessed with the ongoing power struggle between the US and China. But the technology-driven shift of power away from states to transnational actors....

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How the world’s smelliest fruit could power your phone

2020-08-03

The lithium-ion batteries in our devices degrade over time and come with a large environmental cost. Are there better ways to store and carry energy that are kinder to the planet?

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Implications of the Saudi Corruption Arrests

2020-03-19

The latest crackdown appears to have targeted senior defense and interior officials, spurring speculation that they are linked to previously detained princes rumored to be plotting a coup.

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Is the 21st Century the Chinese Century – or not?

2019-09-16

It has become common for people to refer to the 21st Century as the Chinese Century, much as many called the 20th Century as the American Century.

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Bolton Out at National Security Council

2019-09-16

On Tuesday, National Security Advisor John Bolton was fired by President Trump or he resigned, depending on who one believes.

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America’s Superpower Panic

2019-08-15

History suggests that a global superpower in relative decline should aim for a soft landing, so that it still has a comfortable place in the world once its dominance fades. By contrast, US President Donald Trumps incoherent, confrontational approach towar

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Quieting the Home Front

2019-08-03

Saudi Arabia has used a variety of means to neutralize domestic opposition to the war in Yemen.

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Power and Interdependence in the Trump Era

2019-07-07

US President Donald Trump has been accused of weaponizing economic globalization. Sanctions, tariffs, and the restriction of access to dollars have been major instruments of his foreign policy, and he has been unconstrained by allies, institutions, or rul

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The Year of Trump?

2019-01-12

Time magazine did not choose Donald Trump as its Person of the Year in 2018, but it may do so this year

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What Democracies Can Learn From Malaysia

2018-05-21

Sometimes the real promise of the system is simply the power to remove leaders.

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How a Saudi nuclear reactor could accelerate an arms race

2018-02-10

The kingdoms nuclear ambitions make little economic sense

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What fuel, bread and water reveal about how Egypt is mismanaged

2018-02-10

The price is wrong, Egyptians are addicted to subsidies that make them poorer

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Donald Trump and the Decline of US Soft Power

2018-02-10

The presidency of Donald Trump has eroded the soft power of America

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Iraq seeks other nations’ help to build a nuclear reactor

2017-09-24

Iraqi Minister for Foreign Affairs AlJafari speaks during the 72nd session of the United Nations General Assembly

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The rise of Mohammed bin Salman: A mixed blessing?

2017-06-22

The ascendancy of prince Mohammed was never in doubt

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Power Causes Brain Damage

2017-06-20

Over time, leaders lose mental capacities most notably for reading other people that were essential to their rise

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