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Decoding China-U.S. Relations
Citizens of any nation will naturally rally around their flag when they believe they are under attack, have been offended, or want to ...
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Being Held Hostage by the “New Normal”
The term “new normal” was previously used to describe the aftermath of the Great Recession and the economic impact it had on individuals, ...
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Cyber Attacks and the Risk to Infrastructure
Alarm bells should be ringing about the risks posed by cyberattackers who are penetrating physical infrastructure with greater frequency. Last December, Ukraine’s power ...
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Prospects for a Post-Maduro Venezuela
Over the past several weeks, hundreds of thousands of Venezuelans have crossed the previously closed border with Colombia to purchase the basic necessities ...
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Europe’s pseudo-solidarité
As the tug-o-war pulling apart Europe’s political, social and economic cohesion plays out on the fringes – with the improbable Brexit vote on ...
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Being Governed by Man-Made Risk
The world is being consumed by unforeseen man-made events that have taken the pundits and prognosticators by complete surprise. Whether it is the ...
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China and The Philippines’ Dual South China Sea Challenge
China is not happy about Tuesday’s ruling at The Hague, which stated that its de facto expropriation of islands throughout the South China ...
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As Goes Manila and Nairobi, So Goes Paris
When I last visited Paris, exactly two years ago, Charlie Hebdo, Bataclan, the Brussels and Istanbul airport attacks, and this year’s other terrorist ...
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Brexit’s Lessons in Improbability
As the world reels from the once improbable unraveling of the European Union and the United Kingdom, grim prognostications of the economic and ...
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Soft Targets and Tourist Terrorism
The Brussels, Istanbul and Paris terrorism attacks on soft targets and airports are all designed to maximize fear among two target populations: citizens ...
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Business and Government Must Work Together to Enhance Global Security
One of the most important reminders of the slaughter in Orlando and San Bernadino is that terrorists often prefer to attack “soft” targets ...
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Ebola, Zika and the Weakness of the Global Health Regime
When it first began at the end of December 2013 in a rural village in Guinea, the Ebola virus had been restricted to ...
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