Church and state have always been closely aligned in Russia. Now Vladimir Putin is using the Russian Orthodox Church's societal influence for his own political agenda.
With the new peace between the Colombian government and the FARC, the US should update Plan Colombia. A robust defense of property rights would be a good start.
Although sometimes ignored as the vestiges of the old USSR, the five "Stans" of Central Asia are crucial to the world balance of power and the US efforts against narcotics and terrorism.
Political dissidents from Russia may fear physical assassination less these days, but character assassination through cyber means is on the rise--with new dangers for US citizens.
Small recreational drones have not been used by terrorist so far, but they have the potential to be used in deadly domestic attacks. The industry should be monitored carefully, but not viewed with...
With a fifteen-year record fraught with mistakes, the TSA continues to demonstrate its inability to consistently protect the American public from potential threats.
The Chinese RMB is becoming more influential in international finance, but China's internal politics mean that the RMB is hardly ready to become a reserve currency competitive with the dollar.
The United States cannot let down its guard with normalized Cuban-American relations: Cube still poses a serve economic espionage threat to the United States, more than ever before.
America's hard-power buildup may provoke rather than deter China's sustained push into the South China Sea; post-Cold War political realities require a far more nuanced response.
