Curated expert opinion on intractable contemporary issues
Trump’s Greenland Bid is Really About Control of the Arctic and the Coming Battle with China
By Stefan Wolff | 15 January, 2025
When Donald Trump first offered to buy Greenland in 2019, he was widely ridiculed and nothing much came of it. Fast forward six years and Trump’s renewed “bid” for the world’s largest island is back on the table.
Back to the Monroe Doctrine?
By Herbert Wulf | 14 January, 2025
Two weeks before taking office, the future US President Donald Trump signposts to the astonished public around the world in a confusing, Trump-like press conference what we have to prepare for.
How Technology Can Build Trust in the Israeli-Palestinian Context
By Adnan Jaber | 10 January, 2025
A peacetech ecosystem is emerging in Israel and Palestine to leverage the power of technology, particularly artificial intelligence (AI), to build bridges between communities and promote peacebuilding efforts.
Trump 2.0: Curse or Blessing?
By Chung-in Moon | 08 January, 2025
The advent of Trump 2.0 signals bad omens for South Korea’s national security and economy. Trump-phobia is widespread in South Korea.
The Fall of Assad is a Cautionary Tale of Blowback
By Ramesh Thakur | 22 December, 2024
A regime built on terror, ruled by fear and sustained by foreign proxy forces crumbled in less than a fortnight. In the end, the foundations of the House of Assad (1970–2024) rested on the shifting sands of time.
Donald Trump 2.0
By Robert R. Kaufman | 19 December, 2024
In January 2025, Donald Trump will take office at a time when the GOP sweep of the House and Senate and a super-majority in the Supreme Court have severely weakened the institutional guardrails built into the United States constitution.
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