Does Iran’s new Supreme Leader Matter?
Iran’s announcement of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei’s replacement after his death by US-Israeli bombing came at an unexpectedly rapid pace. Within…
Allegations of bribery and political targeting cloud Bangladesh’s International War Crimes Tribunal
Few institutions in Bangladesh have carried as much symbolic weight as the International Crimes Tribunal (ICT). Established to prosecute atrocities…
Voting Without a Card, But Not Without a System
In the general election in Trinidad and Tobago in 2015, I walked into my polling station in stark deviation of…
A Strategic Realignment in the Americas: Why Caribbean Leaders Are Moving Toward Trump
In international politics, alliances are rarely permanent, as they evolve in response to shifting strategic realities, emerging threats, and changing…
A SATO in the Americas?
Why New Alliances May Redefine the Global Order When leaders from across Latin America gather with the United States this…
A Sudden State of Emergency and an Uncomfortable Question for Trinidad and Tobago
Citizens of Trinidad and Tobago woke today to the abrupt declaration of a State of Emergency, and for many of…
From McCarthy to Missile Strikes: The evolution of American dominance
As nations around the globe are witnessing recent American military actions, namely the January capture of Venezuela’s Nicolás Maduro and…
Civil Law Is Not a Cultural Bargaining Chip
There are moments when a liberal democracy must decide whether it is serious about its own laws. The recent suggestion…
Why Europe Still Needs America
Whoever said international relations doesn’t have a sense of romance? One week you have the U.S. Secretary of State flying…
Punjab to Terracina: drug networks exploit a borderless world
OP-ED: Two law-enforcement operations carried out thousands of kilometres apart — one in Punjab, the other in Terracina, Italy —…
