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...
detailsA 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....
detailsThe 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....
detailsThe 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?
detailsThe 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.
detailsIt 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.
detailsOn Tuesday, National Security Advisor John Bolton was fired by President Trump or he resigned, depending on who one believes.
detailsHistory 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
detailsSaudi Arabia has used a variety of means to neutralize domestic opposition to the war in Yemen.
detailsUS 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
detailsTime magazine did not choose Donald Trump as its Person of the Year in 2018, but it may do so this year
detailsSometimes the real promise of the system is simply the power to remove leaders.
detailsThe kingdoms nuclear ambitions make little economic sense
detailsThe price is wrong, Egyptians are addicted to subsidies that make them poorer
detailsThe presidency of Donald Trump has eroded the soft power of America
detailsIraqi Minister for Foreign Affairs AlJafari speaks during the 72nd session of the United Nations General Assembly
detailsThe ascendancy of prince Mohammed was never in doubt
detailsOver time, leaders lose mental capacities most notably for reading other people that were essential to their rise
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