Nigeria: Militancy is Devastating for Oil Production
Nigeria remains one of Africa’s largest oil producers, but for the past six months, it has been surpassed by the continent’s other major producer, Angola. […] More
Economics
Angola: An Economy in Crisis
Angolans head to the polls in less than a year’s time with the result a foregone conclusion. Angola’s People Movement for the Liberation of Angola […] More
Unease, Uncertainty, and Strife: Global Inequality and Instability
At his final United Nations address on Tuesday, U.S. President Barack Obama focused much of his time on what he called “the paradox that defines […] More
The Evidence Is Not Clear
In 2013, French economist Thomas Piketty released his book, ‘Capitalism in the 21st Century,’ which observed that the rate of capital return in developed countries […] More
Perceiving Inequality
In the study of international conflicts, economic inequality is often identified as one of the key factors contributing towards political instability. Today, as studies identify […] More
America and the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank
Shortly after arriving at the G20 economic summit in Hangzhou China last week, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced that Canada would join a long […] More
An Imagined Threat from China
When a multilateral bank, based in China, finances an upgrade of slums in 154 cities in Indonesia, do Americans need to be concerned about a […] More
Infrastructure as a Tool of Foreign Policy
The Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) is China’s answer to the multi-trillion dollar infrastructure spending gap in Asia. However, many see the bank as an […] More
Mexico’s Energy Reform: Five Factors that will Determine its Future
Mexico has made historic progress in the two and a half short years since it amended its constitution to allow private investment in its energy […] More
Do Economic Ties Limit the Prospect of Conflict?
In the past decade, Sino-Japanese ties have progressively deteriorated over opposing claims to islands in the East China Sea to the point where some analysts […] More
The Silk Routes of the GCC Versus China's One Belt One Road
Even before Chinese President Xi Jinping’s “One Belt, One Road” initiative, there has been a silk road in place between the Far East and the […] More
China's Road to the Middle East
Chinese President Xi Jinping’s proposed “Silk Road” initiative – also called “One Belt, One Road” (OBOR) – has promised to resurrect the ancient Eurasian trading […] More
Spinning Silk: Asia and the GCC
In antiquity, the overland route known as the Silk Road spanned impossible distances, connecting China and the rest of Asia with far flung markets in […] More
IMF Warns of 'Uncertainty' Due to Brexit
In the wake of the United Kingdom’s vote to leave the European Union, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has cut its forecasts for global economic […] More
Trans-Pacific Trade Deal Remains in Limbo
In April this year, eight former U.S. Defense Secretaries jointly signed a letter to Congress. That letter did not ask for a change in military […] More
A Potential Epic Geostrategic Blunder
As Brexit-induced uncertainty continues to roil international markets, the U.S. Congress may soon deliver a second punch to the gut of the global economy. Congressional […] More
The Grand TPP Illusion
For America’s foreign policy establishment, the Trans Pacific Partnership (TPP) is a grand “twofer.” It will improve U.S. national security by countering China’s growing economic, […] More
Food Shortages in Venezuela: Drawing the Line?
Shortages of basic food products in Venezuela are estimated at 80 percent, which means that 80 percent of these products are not available at a […] More