The united West is dead
European leaders should heed their voters and ensure the bloc remains a pole within its own sphere of influence — not a bystander in someone else’s. Read More Here
Author: lookingbeyondborders
The Looming Population Bust
Across much of the world, fertility rates are falling and populations are aging faster than economies can adapt, putting pressure on labor markets, pension systems, and public finances. The challenge is made more difficult to address by growing resistance from older voters and risk-averse leaders. Read More Here
How Trump gets Greenland in 4 easy steps
And worryingly for the Danes, it looks like he’s started … Read More Here
The Emerging World Order Looks Like the Old One
What is replacing the current world order looks very much like what came before it, a world where the strong do as they wish and the weak accept what they must. Read More Here
Saudi Arabia, UAE risk a split in Middle East over competing visions
A ‘new order’ is emerging as Abu Dhabi-backed separatist allies clash with pro-Riyadh governments in the region. Read More Here
The Transactional Trap
How foreign policy dealmaking can sow violence. Read More Here
The Venezuela Strikes Are the Beginning of a New Western Hemisphere
Following the release of the National Security Strategy and the capture of President Nicolas Maduro, the way is open for a more robust US Western Hemisphere policy. Read More Here
China’s ideology chief calls for focus on economy
Cai Qi – who is responsible for ideology, culture and internet regulation – tells cadres to make ‘good start’ to the next five-year plan. Read More Here
The White House weighs how to acquire Greenland
Leaders in Greenland and Denmark are in shock. Is the president serious? Read More Here
The Precedents to Trump’s Venezuela Operation
In ousting and arresting Nicolás Maduro, US President Donald Trump wants the political gains of fighting a war without actually having to fight one. Whereas fascists and imperialists know that war requires real combat, Trump seems unwilling or unable to go that far. Read More Here
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