Macron Wins Landslide Victory in French Election: More of the Same?
Centrist candidate Emmanuel Macron won the French presidency Sunday in a landslide victory over far-right National Front leader Marine Le Pen – capturing 66.1 percent […] More
Global Issues
Marine Le Pen: Withdrawal From NATO?
French voters head to the polls Sunday to choose their next president: centrist Emmanuel Macron or far-right National Front leader Marine Le Pen. On the […] More
Tillerson Lays Out Vision for Scaled-Down State Department
In a wide-ranging address to State Department employees Wednesday, Secretary of State Rex Tillerson laid out his vision for the future of the department, the […] More
Don’t Expect Popping Champagne Corks at Trump-Abbas Meeting
President of the Palestinian Authority, Mahmoud Abbas, traveled to the White House on Wednesday for his first meeting with President Donald Trump. In brief comments […] More
The “China Solution”: Beijing Aims for Global Leadership
U.S. President Donald Trump marked his 100th day in office with an executive order calling for a review of U.S. trade deals, as well as […] More
Belt and Road Summit: Beijing’s Push on Trade
Forgive free-trade advocates for being a bit disoriented this year. The vertigo hit hard in January, when trade’s most notable defender at the World Economic […] More
China Leads the Charge on Clean Energy
At a time when the U.S. is propping up its coal industry, China is expanding its support for clean energy. After years of targeted policy […] More
The Best of Times and Worst of Times for Moderate Political Islam
The concept of political Islam has deep historical roots in Islamic societies and, during the Arab Spring uprisings of 2011 in the Middle East and […] More
The Many Faces of Political Islam – From Moderate to Extreme
Usage of the term political Islam has become common in recent years as Islamist movements vie for influence in a changing Middle East. However, the […] More
Does Moderate Political Islam Exist?
The term “political Islam” has become commonplace after the Arab uprisings of 2011, during which Islamist groups rose to political prominence across the Middle East […] More
Dutch Election Signals Win for Europeanists, But Populism Remains Prevalent
The world, and Europeans in particular, watched Wednesday’s Dutch parliamentary election as a litmus test for the populist movement across Europe and what it might […] More
The United Nations at a Tipping Point
The United Nations is at an inflection point, with a new Secretary General, growing disbelief in multilateral institutions among members of the international community, and […] More
Changing the UN will be Difficult
From the United Kingdom’s decision to leave the European Union in 2015, to the protectionist rhetoric of U.S. President Donald Trump, the concepts of multilateralism […] More
Growing Skepticism of the UN
The United Nations is at an important point in history, where growing skepticism of multilateral institutions and the current liberal international order led by the […] More
Trump and Russia: Political Firestorm or National Security Concern?
As new questions arise about the Trump Administration’s contacts with Russian officials, one man has been caught in the political maelstrom: Russian Ambassador to the […] More
Israel and U.S. Turn a New Leaf but Signal a Shift In Policy
With no firm commitment to a two-state solution, U.S. President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu signaled a potential shift in U.S. policy […] More
The New Space Race
Space sparks a wide range of emotions. Since the 1960s, advocates have invoked the ideals of pure science, exploration, and fundamental human curiosity to push […] More
Unlocking the Mysteries of Space—Trump Space Policy
President Donald Trump made clear in his inaugural address that his administration was going to pursue an active space program. He said that we are […] More