As Donald Trump has been elected the new president of the United States for the second time, it’s natural to reflect on how each campaign has presented itself to voters. Trump was able to speak to Middle America, building a coalition of voters willing to focus on the economy. vision he has exposed and ignores … Read more
Governing feminist peace: the vitality and failure of the women, peace and security agendaBy Paul Kirby and Laura J. ShepherdColumbia University Press, 2024 Governing feminist peace presents new and thought-provoking arguments that take research on women, peace and security (WPS) in new and exciting directions. The authors’ extensive expertise, honed over years of study, is … Read more
The latest “ASEAN Leaders’ Statement on ASEAN Outlook on the Indo-Pacific for a Future-Ready ASEAN and an ASEAN-Centric Regional Architecture” may have a long title, but its main message is clear: the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) aims to remain the leading regional organization responding to Asia’s regional challenges. Issued on October 9, 2024, … Read more
As a former colony of the United States, linked to later neocolonial relations and the Mutual Defense Treaty (MDT) of 1951, the Philippines plays a key role in American foreign policy at a time when the United States is focused on the growing influence of China and the United States. escalation of territorial conflicts in … Read more
Mrs. RobinsonDirected by Aoife Kelleher, 2024 Few countries are fortunate enough to have an active statesman who has served as its president; head of one of the UN’s most politically sensitive agencies (human rights); president of the UN Wise Men (a council formed to improve global governance) and whose “retirement” had been characterized by vigorous … Read more
The most practical way for Japan and South Korea to ensure their security independently of the United States is to strengthen their relationship, eventually evolving into a formal alliance. An unspoken motivation behind Japanese Prime Minister Ishiba Shigeru’s push for an “Asian NATO” may indeed be the development of a security relationship with South Korea. … Read more
There is a general consensus within the Canadian political class that the situation of the Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) is dire. The situation is clear: without a long-term political resurgence and a concerted national effort to rebuild its military, the country risks a permanent decline in its defense capabilities, which would significantly limit its influence … Read more
As is often said, the first casualty of war is the truth. Disinformation, disinformation and propaganda are commonplace in the context of armed conflict, as warring parties and their allies attempt to obtain narratives conducive to their war aims. No contemporary conflict has been as full of untruths as the Middle East conflict, a reality … Read more
In 1965, a Norwegian woman gave birth to a baby girl in a private hospital. Seven days later, she returned home with a baby. When the baby developed dark curls that made her look different from herself, Karen Rafteseth Dokken assumed she simply took after her husband’s mother. It took almost six decades to discover … Read more
Two Somali pirates sentenced to 30 years in prison for kidnapping American journalist Michael Scott Moore and held him hostage for 977 days, federal prosecutors said Tuesday. Moore, a freelance journalist, traveled to Somalia in 2012 to study piracy and the country’s economy. On January 21, he was kidnapped by several heavily armed men and … Read more