Opinion – Impacts and Restrictions to Human Rights During COVID-19
As democracies are the best environment for human rights, weakening them impacts human rights protection.
COVID-19 Speeds the Race for 5G
Public policy that relies on pitting US competitors against their Chinese counterparts misses the point, which is to hasten the necessary proliferation of 5G.
Trump’s Foreign Policy Doctrine of Uncertainty
Trump’s foreign policy appears as a manifestation of his personality – impulsive, improvisational and devoid of clear purpose and value, yet unmistakeably realist.
Putin’s Power Grab Amidst the COVID-19 Pandemic
Lockdown has allowed authorities to scrap Presidential limits, yet the crisis has eroded support for the regime and damaged the foundations of Putin’s power.
Opinion – Tackling the Root Causes of Immigration to the US from Honduras
A decrease in immigration would not occur as long as the current U.S. foreign policy towards the Northern Triangle region remains the same.
Opinion – Racial Injustice and the Erosion of America’s Global Standing
Russia, Iran and China are among the last places to look to for human rights leadership, yet their open critiques of racial injustice force the US to look in the mirror.
Comparing the Politicization of COVID-19 and the Great Depression
Just as Keynesianism was subject to political manipulation by governments to secure re-election, politicization is emerging as a hallmark to responses to COVID-19.
Samuel Huntington and the American Way of War
Huntington’s thesis has aided and abetted liberals with access to firearms; presenting them with suggestions, imperatives and hopes. As such his argument is a classic self-fulfilling prophecy.
Causes and Potential Solutions to the Ukraine and Russia Conflict
A major contributor to conflict has been the West’s desire to spread democracy and Russia’s desire to prevent it.
Africa’s COVID-19 Exceptionalism? Same Problems, Different Locations
The virus is hitting African states head-on, but disproportionately, providing lessons for other states about pandemic response – both positive and negative.
