German Elections: A Future Without Merkel
As the Germans head to the polls this will be the first election in two decades for which Chancellor Angela Merkel is not a candidate. Germany’s election outcome is important as the result doesn’t jus...
27 Sep 202126min
Is the American Century Coming to an End?
America’s disorganised departure from Afghanistan has added to the debate about the decline of the US as the global superpower. Whilst America was head and shoulders above the rest at the turn of the ...
19 Sep 202132min
Taliban Takeover Afghanistan
It has now been over two weeks since the Taliban took over Kabul and the worlds attention has remained fixated on mountainous nation. Many are still trying to make sense of what has taken place, how a...
29 Aug 202129min
Pakistan Turns 74
Pakistan gained independence from British rule 74 years ago when India was partitioned. It has been a difficult journey for Pakistan ever since as security, development, political stability and repres...
14 Aug 202130min
The Rise and Fall of Great Powers
With the rise of China in the Far East and with the US now becoming the latest empire to fail in the graveyard of empires it would seem history is repeating itself. What are the key characteristics of...
8 Aug 202143min
China's Communist Party Turns 100
As the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) celebrates its centenary China’s officials are going to great lengths to hammer home the message that the CCP alone can restore China to what Beijing considers the...
1 Jul 202144min
Palestine Crisis
What began in Sheikh Jarrah and spread to al-Quds, very quickly turned into a major regional crisis. This turn of events is the latest iteration of a decade’s long occupation. There are many moving pi...
21 Mai 202140min
Global Trends 2040
Every four years, at the start of a new administration, American intelligence agencies put out “Global Trends,” a weighty assessment of where the world seems headed over the next two decades. The late...
11 Mai 202141min
