Can China and Russia Fix Venezuelan Crisis?
“Good morning. On behalf of the Russian president and the people I first want to thank the current president of the Security Council, for...
Venezuela: The Rise and Fall of a Petrostate
Venezuela, home to the world’s largest oil reserves, is a case study in the perils of petrostatehood. Since its discovery in the 1920s, oil...
Interesting Times for Guyana; Curse of the Crude
Guyana holds the status of one of the poorest nations in Latin America and the western hemisphere. With a population of fewer than 800,000...
Don’t Say Bolsonaro is Just Like Trump. He is Much, Much Worse.
The recent inauguration of Jair Bolsonaro as Brazil’s president had sharpened attention on the trend towards right-wing populism in Latin America, drawing parallels to...
The INF Treaty Crisis Creates an Opportunity for a US-less Europe
The world is yet again shocked by the US decision to withdraw from the 1987 Intermediate Nuclear Forces (INF) Treaty. President Donald Trump demanded...
The Case for a No-First-Use Policy
No individual should have the power to end life as we know it on Earth. Specifically, in the United States, the president is the only...
U.S. Congress Set to Further Rein Back Trump’s Foreign Policy Powers
Trump-era trend of the locus of U.S. foreign policy shifting to the Capitol Hill set to accentuate as Democrats retake control of the U.S....
What is Behind Jair Bolsonaro’s Rise in Brazil?
Almost the entire world has heard about Jair Bolsonaro by this moment, the most likely next president of the Latin American largest country. He...
Pence’s Powerful Speech Brings Out the Chinese Nationalists
The trade war initiated by the United States has caused panic to the Trump Administration in the run-up to the midterm election. When President...
