Why US-China de-coupling is inevitable
THE ONGOING United States tariffs may seem like it’s about economics, but it’s ultimately about politics and power.
An increasing number of American leaders...
It’s not about the money
BY NOW, most people would have heard of United States President Donald Trump’s retaliatory tariffs and their effects on the global economy.
The idea...
The importance of freedom of navigation
LAST week, United States’ naval forces began engaging Houthi assets operating near the Red Sea. Although their attacks have gone down in recent months,...
The tradeoff between free speech and fake news
THE RECENT hearing last week on Fake News felt tedious, if predictable. Many of the emotions, accusations and talking points reminded me of a...
It’s a matter of sovereignty
SO THE BIG news last week was former President Rodrigo Roa Duterte’s arrest and incarceration at The Hague.
I have personally become ambivalent towards...
The return of ‘spheres of influence’
ALL EMPIRES and practically most great nations have their spheres of influence, areas and countries outside their actual borders that they consider to be...
Europe’s signal lag
THE BIG news last week was the spat at the Oval Office between US President Donald Trump and Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky arguing on...
What comes after the rules-based international order
IF THERE’S one word to describe the second Trump Administration’s foreign policy, it’s retrenchment.
The Trump team is trying to wind down American...
The new triumvirate: Bukele, Milei and Trump
ONE OF the biggest political developments of 2025 is the new triumvirate of Bukele, Milei and Trump. Their budding alliance/cooperation may have the potential...
An end to an open Western World?
BY NOW, everyone would have heard of US President Donald Trump’s deportations, his confrontation with those countries that would not accept their own citizens...