Wars Beneath the Waves: The Geopolitics of Undersea Cables
In September 2025, multiple undersea cable cuts in the Red Sea knocked cloud services offline, spiking latency, and decreased connection...
Asia and Pacific
The Last Nuclear Treaty Standing: How New START’s Expiration Poses a Strategic Dilemma for Asia
The expiration of New START on Feb. 5 serves as a test of whether nuclear strategic stability can endure when...
As US Funding Retreats, China and Russia Fill the Gap: Lessons for Africa
In February 2025, the U.S. administration implemented significant funding cuts affecting several African countries, including funds for South Africa’s HIV/AIDS...
Nationalism and Empire in China: World War I
World War I was not merely a conflict over colonial possessions; it was a global contest between empires governed by...
The Snap That Shook Seoul: Tracking the Tremors of the South Korean Election
On June 3, 2025, South Koreans went to the polls in the throes of a political whiplash. Just weeks after...
A Decade Down the Nuclear Silk Road: The Search for Balance
In 2013, Chinese President Xi Jinping launched one of the most ambitious infrastructure projects, known as the Belt and Road...
Former Philippine President Duterte’s Arrest and the Broader Southeast Asian War on Drugs
From 2016 to 2022, Filipinos endured endless cycles of fear under the Rodrigo Duterte Administration and his “war on drugs”...
“Title 8 Aliens and Nationality” Immigration Law: Chinese Asylum from Chasing after American Dream to Struggling in Structural Violence
From the mass migration of the 1850s Gold Rush to the present-day exodus from an increasingly restrictive China, Chinese migrants...
Monday Memo | Military Moves, Elections, Protests
Africa “US withdraws troops from base in Chad following government demand” The withdrawal of US troops comes a month after...
Monday Memo | Sanctions, Foreign Support, Escalation Concerns
Africa “Kenya doctor strike: The public caught between the medics and the government” A month-long doctor’s strike severely impacts the...