Born in the USA and why soon that may not matter
There is a scene in the hysterically funny 2009 movie “In the Loop” in which the bellicose US military attache Lt. Gen. George Miller, played by the late James Gandolfini, accosts Malcolm...
Where culture connects, understanding grows and diplomacy finds ground
Ships at sea, planes in the sky, data streams everywhere — today’s world runs on exchange and motion. And while diplomacy has long been at the heart of such connections, it has...
Golden Dome: The next theater of strategic conflict?
US President Donald Trump unveiled his long-promised missile defense shield initiative in early 2025, codifying what was then known as the “Iron Dome for America” through an executive order shortly after returning...
Europe’s rude awakening on confronting Israel
European leaders are undergoing what can only be described as a rude awakening as they wrestle with how to respond to the devastating conflict raging in Gaza and the surge of anti-Israel...
Washington attack was wrong and does not help Palestine
The chant “Free Palestine” is powerful and appropriate at protests across the US and around the world. But it is wholly inappropriate when shouted following a violent, fatal attack in the American...
New geopolitical great game in Central Asia
Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan have many challenges, not least as some of the most vulnerable climate change nations in the region. However, rarely a month goes by in which world...
US and Europe must reshape their bonds at this time of crisis
For almost two decades, since Barack Obama’s presidency, we have been reading about America’s “pivot to Asia.” This is a shift in Washington’s focus from Europe and the Middle East to Asia,...
European elections manifest more division, less unity
One must admit that Europe today is increasingly gripped by two narratives. One is clearly in favor of the West, Brussels, democracy and the rule of law, and is anti-Russia. The other...
Depriving Gaza of aid is immoral and counterproductive
The briefing given to the UN Security Council last week by Tom Fletcher, undersecretary-general for humanitarian affairs and emergency relief coordinator, was a grave reminder of the dire humanitarian conditions in Gaza....
What Saudi Arabia gained from Trump’s visit
US President Donald Trump’s decision to make Riyadh his first foreign destination in his second term was not merely a gesture of diplomacy — it was a geopolitical statement. For Saudi Arabia,...