Prelude to the peace process on the Korean peninsula
On June 12, 2018, a summit took place between the leaders of the DPRK and the US – a summit that few could have...
In danger of moral escalation: Hybrid wars and the revival of neutrality
If the recent statements by President Donald Trump, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, and National Security Advisor John Bolton have one positive effect, it...
Transfer of the US Embassy to Jerusalem: Legal implications
The decision of President Donald Trump to implement the US Congress Jerusalem Embassy Act of 1995, which transfers the United States Embassy to Jerusalem...
All too meteoric: The Korean peace initiative and its failure
It became all too meteoric. First, the North Korean missile test on 27 November 2017, proving in theory, that Pyongyang could nuke Washington, DC...
What will be the impact of moving the US Embassy to Jerusalem?
A festive opening ceremony of the US Embassy in Jerusalem was held on Monday, 14 May 2018. The transfer of the embassy from Tel...
Mark Farha comments on the political situation in the Middle East
Mark Farha, an Associate Fellow of the University of Bielefeld and former Senior Associate Member at St. Anthony’s College, Oxford, comments on the political situation...
Wealth mobility: Implications for inequality
In recent decades, economic globalisation has led to an increased mobility of financial assets and wealthy individuals across national boundaries.
At the same time, income...
Is America great again? Trump’s first year in office
One of the most alarming aspects of the first year of Donald Trump’s presidency is how little serious analysis there has been in the...
Where are US-Russia relations headed?
Paul Saunders: Let me start with Ukraine. The Trump administration recently approved the sale of certain lethal weapons to the Ukrainian government. You are...
The teething problems of a multipolar world order
2017 was a year of historical reflection. Looking back, the revolutionary process initiated in 1917 not only altered the international system’s structure of power...