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The Caribbean: An Overlooked Source of US Power

The world’s oceans have been a center for global conflict for centuries, and for good reason. Coastlines along these waters touch a variety of countries, most of which have competing interests in controlling the resources that reside in and below them, the lanes they create for transportation, the borders of adjacent islands, and so on. […]

Latin America’s 5G Dilemma

(click to enlarge) The rollout of 5G technology has quickly taken on a strong geopolitical dimension due to the potential ramifications on cybersecurity and digitally...

Daily Memo: China’s Five-Year Plan, Canada’s Pipeline Unease

China's big plans. China began rolling out major components of its next "five-year plan" at its annual rubber-stamp legislating session, known as the National...

No Peace for the Middle East

The Middle East’s location has long made it an arena for great power competition. Over the past few centuries, the region has seen conflict...

Daily Memo: China’s Small Businesses Take a Hit

The toll on small business. It’s been hard to pin down from official figures exactly how hard small businesses in China have been hit...

COVID-19 and the American Climax

On Tuesday, I received my first COVID-19 vaccine dose by driving over 100 miles to Waco, Texas, to a CVS Pharmacy where the vaccine...

Daily Memo: Russia Sanctions, Indo-Pacific Deterrence

Navalny sanctions. The U.S. Treasury Department on Tuesday announced sanctions against seven Russian officials in connection with the alleged poisoning and subsequent detention of...

Australia’s Role in America’s War With China

In U.S. plans for a war with China, Australia serves as a base for peripheral operations in the Indian Ocean and in the Indonesian...

Brief: A Prospective Israeli-Gulf Defense Alliance

Background: Since last year, when Israel normalized relations with the Gulf states of Bahrain and the United Arab Emirates, a Sunni Arab-Israeli alliance has...

Daily Memo: The Biden Administration Defines Its Approach to China

The trade war is here to stay. A big report released Monday by the U.S. Trade Representative office makes abundantly clear that the Biden...

The US, Iran and Bargaining Positions

The Iranian government has announced that it will not attend the first round of negotiations over restoring the agreement that limited its ability to...

Brief: Seoul Extends an Olive Branch to Tokyo

Background: Japan and South Korea have been bickering about Japanese sins committed during the occupation of the Korean Peninsula since about as soon as...
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