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Matthew MacKay

The author is an avid reader and writer with a background in communications and technology. He enjoys researching, analyzing, and opining on geopolitical topics and holds a Master of Arts in Organizational Communication and a Bachelor of Science in Communication Studies from Ohio University. 
Indo-Pacific

China: Revising History in the Age of Nationalism

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The 21st century has seen an explosion of nationalism across Western and Eastern nations alike. Having pride in one's country is a staple of...
Europe

A Realist Perspective: Russia and Ukraine

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The current war between Russia and Ukraine can be traced back to 2014 and upon closer inspection, well before the turn of the 21st...
Europe

Understanding Ukraine

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Understanding the current military conflict unfolding in Ukraine requires analyzing the country’s history and the influence of surrounding regions. The amount of news outlets...
Americas

Oh, Canada: Invoking and Revoking the Emergencies Act

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Cries of “Freedom” and “Liberte” have rung out across Canada during the last three weeks. These messages have been directed at the Canadian government...
Central Asia

Kazakhstan: Fabric of The East

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The violent protests that left dozens killed and hundreds arrested in the Central Asian state of Kazakhstan continue to send ripple effects throughout the...

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The New Power Centers of Sports Diplomacy: Cities, Capital, and Code

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If power in sport now lives in city halls, boardrooms, and algorithms—not stadiums—how will the U.S. wield cities, capital, and code as it hosts the world’s biggest events over the next decade?
Commentary

Four Years On, Ukraine’s War Still Refuses to End

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Four years on, Ukraine’s war drags across 1,200 km, cities in ruins and millions displaced. Russia entrenched, Kyiv defiant, the West divided—how long can a war of attrition outlast political will before exhaustion decides the peace?
Indo-Pacific

How Timor-Leste Uses Tourism to Cement Its ASEAN Role

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After joining ASEAN in 2025, Timor-Leste is leveraging sustainable, high-value tourism to boost soft power, diversify beyond oil, and cement its regional role—positioning itself as Southeast Asia’s next authentic frontier, not its next mass market.
Americas

How Far is Cuba From a Total Collapse?

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How close is Cuba to collapse? Energy strangulation, fading allies, and Trump’s oil squeeze after Venezuela’s shift have left Havana isolated and rationing. For the first time in decades, the regime’s survival feels uncertain.
Geopolitics

The Maghreb’s New Architecture: Beyond the Myth of the Algerian Pillar

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Madrid 2026 wasn’t diplomacy—it was redesign. Washington moves past Algeria’s veto politics, backs Morocco’s autonomy plan, and seeds a Tunis-Rabat axis built on energy sovereignty, phosphates, and geo-economic integration. The Maghreb’s balance is shifting.

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