Opinion – Geoengineering Is Not Going to Deliver Itself
The United Nations COP summits are monuments to the impossibility of effective global governance based on international consensus.
Opinion – The Economic Flaws in Elon Musk’s Mars Colonization Plans
The scientific and engineering challenges of establishing an extraterrestrial human settlement are daunting enough but solving the attendant economic problems may be even more difficult.
Opinion – US Recognition of Moroccan Sovereignty in Western Sahara
Audiences would be better informed if journalists abandoned their reluctance to address territoriality of states without coating their reporting in the language of international law.
Opinion – The Unimpressive Nature of the Artemis Accords
The document, purporting to articulate international norms for the development of the Moon, Mars and other celestial objects of economic interest, risks being no more than a fiction.
What the Crimean Crisis Reveals About the Tensions in American Foreign Policy
The Crimean Crisis has exposed the growing distance in opinions on US foreign policy between an aggressive elite and weary public. A serious backlash is possible.
Geopolitical Insecurities and Territorial Grievances in East Asia
The roots of the South China Sea disputes originate in the results of the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea. Coming to terms with China as it exerts its power will be pricey, yet necessary.
The Terrestrial Parochialism of International Relations
One certain casualty of a Chinese annexation of territory on the Moon would be that students of International Relations would be compelled to abandon their parochial terrestrial perspective.
