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Why Coercion Fails in the Hemisphere

April 25, 2026

How Pope Leo XIV Redefines Vatican Political Interference

April 25, 2026

Four Futures of Work: How China Disrupts the Global AI Labor Framework

April 25, 2026

How Ukraine Rewrites the Economics of Combat Power in the New Revolution of Military Affairs

April 25, 2026

Strategic Culture in International Relations and the United States and Its Uncontrollable Addiction to War

The United States has built a national security apparatus that makes war the most administratively convenient response to foreign policy challenges, creating a self-reinforcing cycle of kinetic resolution that no president from either party has proven able to escape.

Strategic Culture in International Relations and the United States and Its Uncontrollable Addiction to War

Why Coercion Fails in the Hemisphere

How Pope Leo XIV Redefines Vatican Political Interference

Four Futures of Work: How China Disrupts the Global AI Labor Framework

Europe’s New Infrastructure War Against Russia-Linked Cyber Threats

Tanzania After the October Massacre: Power, Protest and the Future of Its Democracy

Demographic Decline and the Reordering of Power, Development, and Sustainability

For much of the twentieth century, demographic anxiety centered on excess. Rapid population growth in Asia, Latin America, and parts of Africa was...

by AMIR SHAMS

February 20, 2026

How Immigration Shapes America’s Workforce and Growth in an Era of Crackdowns

Immigration has long fueled U.S. economic expansion, from filling labor shortages to driving invention and entrepreneurship. As the Trump administration tightens enforcement and...

December 6, 2025

Tanzania After the October Massacre: Power, Protest and the Future of Its Democracy

Tanzania approaches its 64th Independence Day under the shadow of a disputed election, a brutal security crackdown and growing public anger. The piece...

December 6, 2025

The Fifth Industrial Front and the Contest for Power and Work

The next industrial revolution is not just about smarter factories but about geopolitics and social order. This essay argues that the shift from...

November 25, 2025

Europe’s circular economy agenda as international strategy

Circular economy has moved from technical jargon to a lever of power. The EU now uses rules on design, repair, waste and materials...

November 25, 2025

Fragile Integration in Syria’s Northeast

The October 2025 deal folding the SDF into Syria’s national army eases an immediate security problem for Damascus, Ankara and Washington, but leaves...

November 23, 2025

Navigating a New Energy Investment Landscape

Global energy is shifting from a cheap-capital, Paris-era boom in renewables to a harder, more fragmented investment landscape where security, cost and competitiveness...

November 23, 2025

Europe’s Corporate Reporting at the Heart of Its Power

Europe’s debate on corporate reporting is no longer just about compliance. The quality of internal controls and audit committees now shapes investor trust,...

November 23, 2025

Europe’s Hard Power Moment: Can the EU Turn Rearmament Into Real Autonomy?

Europe is rearming at a speed it has not seen in decades, but its ability to fight without American backbone still rests on...

November 23, 2025

Quebec After Three Decades of Change: A Richer Province Facing Tougher Pressures

Quebec has grown wealthier, more equal, and more fully employed since the 1995 referendum, yet its shrinking demographic weight, rising health-care costs, and...

November 23, 2025