Challenging US Hegemony: China, the Disruptor
The arrest of Meng Wanzhou, the CFO of Huawei, on December 1st marks the second instance of a Chinese firm facing legal complications in the United States. The first was a More
Hong Kong’s Umbrella Movement: The Battle May Be Over, but the War Has Just Begun
If you were to look at a picture of Hong Kong’s Civic Square in 2014, you would find a peculiar sight: a square filed with men, women, and even children, More
Money on the Mind: Rising Uncertainty About the US Dollar’s Global Status
The U.S. dollar is unequivocally the most powerful currency in the global economy today. As a reserve currency, 64% of known foreign central banks’ reserve assets are held in U.S. More
APEC: A Poor Example of Cooperation
This weekend marked the annual Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit, held in Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea (PNG). APEC is a forum for fostering economic agreements and cooperation between More
A Murder in Istanbul: Jamal Khashoggi and the Death of the Liberal Order
Jamal Khashoggi, arguably Saudi Arabia’s most influential dissident-journalist, walked into the Saudi Embassy in Istanbul, and never came back out. In all likelihood, he was murdered in cold-blood by Saudi’s More
Hunger Games: The Paradox of the Food Aid Regime
In a world afflicted with famine, malnutrition, and food insecurity, there exist many programs that attempt to help those in need of food. For the most part, it is third More
US Rebalancing No More
In early January 2018, Pakistani foreign minister Khawaja Muhammad Asif declared his country’s alliance with the United States to be “over.” In the Philippines, President Rodrigo Duterte has upended decades More
The US in Afrin: Short-term Alliance vs. Long-term Stability
The Turkish attack on Afrin, a Syrian city with a Kurdish majority, demonstrates the complex internal conflict within Syria and the Middle East. These conflicts are likely to develop in More