Power Over Weakness: A Pipe Dream of East Asian Union JunYoung So Apr 5, 2015 Last Saturday in Seoul, three East Asian nations’ (Korea, China, Japan) foreign ministers agreed to hold summit…
#TBT USSR Iris Boisseau Mar 26, 2015 The death toll now reaches six thousand in Ukraine thanks to the biggest diplomatic crisis since 1989. From the…
At it Again: Russia-Ukraine Natural Gas Disputes Sarah Pettem Mar 23, 2015 Global energy consumption is changing. Natural gas has grown to 21% of the global total primary energy supply,…
Understanding Russia’s Geopolitical Motivations Leo Forder Mar 12, 2015 What has happened to Russian foreign policy? As this question resonates throughout the West, the Kremlin has been…
Politics of Anti-Austerity in Greece and Europe Cem Ertekin Feb 10, 2015 “The new minister of finance declared that the country will no longer negotiate with the troika of the European…
The Pope Francis Phenomenon Sara Issaoun Dec 8, 2014 Argentinian Jorge Mario Bergoglio, Pope Francis, bore many firsts for the Vatican: he is the first elected pope…
Sanctioning Russia: Effective or Unnecessary? Sarah Pettem Nov 17, 2014 Earlier this year, following Russia’s annexing of Crimea and the recent increase in tensions following the…
Small Nations: The Economics of Independence Sarah Pettem Oct 21, 2014 Scotland’s recent referendum on independence resulted in a distribution of forty-five percent for and fifty-five…
The Bridge on the Ibar: Elections in Kosovo Stefan Novakovic Nov 7, 2013 On Sunday, November 3rd, local elections were held in municipalities throughout Kosovo, where, for the first…