Is the stage being set for a new American civil war?
The U.S. Supreme Court has overturned the constitutional right that allows women to get an abortion. This decision is considered a turning point in the American culture wars.The political and cultural polarization in America is deepening and there ar... more
America's abortion wars heat up after Supreme Court ruling
With the U.S. Supreme Court’s majority ruling on Friday, abortion is no longer a constitutional right in the country. What made the development even more significant was that the decision coincided with one of the most polarized moments in American s... more
The US-China rivalry in South Pacific just got more heated
Certain anti-China strategists, who are called "hard realists" in the U.S., argue that Washington must focus its resources on China, not Europe. According to these strategists, who find the Biden Administration's aid to Ukraine excessive, the in... more
How Kissinger’s Ukraine views riled up both Liberal and Neocon hawks
The war between Russia and Ukraine has been raging for almost four months. Uncertainty about when and under what conditions the conflict will end still prevails. Despite the aid and arms support from the West, the Ukrainian army is hemorrhaging,... more
What 'rule-based' international order is Biden talking about with America's track record?
In a May 31 op-ed penned for the New York Times titled "What America Will and Will Not Do in Ukraine," U.S. President Joe Biden emphasized that Russia's invasion of Ukraine could spell the end of the "rules-based international order." Biden sta... more
Is America partially responsible for Russia's invasion of Ukraine?
Prior to his invasion of Ukraine, Russian President Vladimir Putin had announced that the dispute between Moscow and Washington on “NATO’s expansion to the East” needs to be resolved. Claiming that Europe’s hands are tied by the U.S., Putin defends t... more
What will go down in the great war for a digital town square?
Tesla founder Elon Musk’s purchase of Twitter, one of the world’s leading social media platforms, has led to heated discussions in the United States. As the world’s wealthiest man with a fortune of $219 billion, Musk became the recipient of harsh rea... more
Lesson from Ancient Greece influencing the trajectory of America’s war with China
The Indo-Pacific is a geopolitical fault line between the U.S. and China in the “great power struggle.” An extremely significant portion of global trade flows through the aqueducts in the region. The established U.S. military forces in the region are... more
What’s the worsening food crisis got to do with the war in Ukraine?
The economic sanctions imposed on Russia on the grounds of Putin’s invasion of Ukraine have virtually become a part of the war. An analysis of the content of the sanctions against Russia, a country that boasts strong ties with the global economy, sho... more
Will China and Russia’s ‘bulletproof’ alliance hold up in the face of Western sanctions?
The U.S., EU, U.K., and numerous other countries have imposed wide-ranging economic sanctions on Russia. However, in order for the sanctions to work as a deterrent force, it all depends on the actions of one of Russia's closest allies: ChinaOn Feb. 4... more
Putin's invasion of Ukraine is the kiss of life America’s neocons needed
"I’m a Cold War Historian. We’re in a Frightening New Era,” historian Mary Elise Sarotte titles her guest essay for the New York Times published March 1. The Johns Hopkins University professor concluded that whatever the outcome, the invasion of Ukra... more
How Putin got the West to reveal its cards
U.S. President Joe Biden seems convinced that Russia is on the verge of launching a military attack against Ukraine. In statements based on intelligence sources, he claims that Russia will target Ukraine's capital, Kyiv. While Russia vehemently denie... more
Putin’s Ukraine ‘enigma’
In British Prime Minister Winston Churchill’s famed wartime broadcast with The BBC Radio, he articulated that he could not “forecast” Russia’s actions and said: “It is a riddle wrapped in a mystery inside an enigma; but perhaps there is a key. That k... more