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Opinion – The 2025 Philippine General Election and US Strategy in Asia

Rizal Buendia • Nov 19 2024 • Articles

Those elected in 2025 may give us early signs of whether the path ahead will be one of continued alignment with the US, or one that moves the Philippines towards China.

America First Revisited: Trump’s Agenda and Its Global Implications

Pavittarbir Saggu • Nov 12 2024 • Articles

The return of Trump underscores a trend of rising populism and a demand for strong, direct leadership that may find resonance in democracies across Europe, Asia and elsewhere.

Opinion – Habitus and the 2024 US Presidential Elections

Patricia Sohn • Nov 10 2024 • Articles

Donald Trump’s victory comes from the rejectionists of the overarching framework of modernization theory at its most urban chic, missionizing, and high modernist points of expression.

Coming Home to Roost: The Growth of BRICS and the Quest For De-Dollarization

Alexandra Hofer • Nov 6 2024 • Articles

De-dollarization policies are already underway, underlining that the BRICS+ nations are committed to a new economic order.

Thinking Global Podcast – Michael W. Mosser and Dan G. Cox

E-International Relations • Nov 5 2024 • Features

In the second episode of our 2024 US Election series, Michael Mosser and Dan Cox speak about disinformation, cyberattacks and the possibility of Insurgency at this election.

Opinion – (Un)Sustainable World Order

Natalia Slobodian • Nov 4 2024 • Articles

The concept of the New World Order has experienced significant transformations. The process of reordering keeps occurring.

Review – The Return of Great Powers

Andrew Latham and Liam Athas • Oct 11 2024 •

Sciutto provides a thought-provoking examination of the interactions between great powers, despite a misleading title and omission of the role of smaller regional powers.

How Racial Injustice Undermines Democracy Promotion

Khaleb Pierre and Juheon Lee • Oct 9 2024 • Articles

Authoritarian condemnations of American racial injustice are insincerely designed to target US domestic failings and arrest democracy promotion overseas.

Thinking Global Podcast – Chase Oliver

E-International Relations • Oct 7 2024 • Features

Chase Oliver, the US Libertarian Party’s Nominee for the 2024 Presidential Elections, speaks about Libertarian foreign policy, intervention, immigration and more.

Call of Duty and Our Geopolitical Reality

Jack Dulgarian • Oct 2 2024 • Articles

The highest grossing video game franchise of all time will soon launch its latest installment, but we should be paying more attention to a 2012 predecessor.

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