Analysis on the unexpected relationship between the dollar’s international acceptability and the US military’s global presence.

One year ago this month, Vogue Magazine published a glowing profile piece of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad’s wife, Asma. Over the last year, Vogue Editor in Chief Anna Wintour has defended her magazine’s portrayal of the...

The footage of veiled women protesting in the ongoing Yemeni revolution has presented some of the most surprising images of the Arab Spring for outside observers,...

The partnership between Russia and China may prove to be a fickle one. Under former Russian president Vladimir Putin, the Russia-China relationship had considerably improved. For instance, the long-standing border disputes...

A reflection on the events which triggered the ongoing Arab Uprisings and an outline of what to look for in 2012.

As Congress weighs a measure that would ban insider trading among lawmakers and federal workers, the conservative author whose book touched off a national maelstrom on the topic, insists that the practice rises to the level of...

Analysis on the potential sale of weapons by the US to the Kingdom of Bahrain, and the implications this would have for both countries.

When it comes to deterring and preventing wars of aggression against the United States, no candidate for the presidency is more hawkish than Ron Paul. His foreign policy would be an adaptation of...

This article is based on a speech by Mr. John Bruton, former Irish Taoiseach (Prime Minister) , where he shares insightful analysis on the euro crisis at a meeting of local authorities from both the north and south of Ireland,...

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Insight into the problems plaguing one of South Asia's most unstable and volatile regions, Baluchistan.

*[This article was first published by Knowledge@Wharton on October 31, 2011] These days, virtually everyone agrees that economies are a mess in the United States,...

Von München und Washington D.C. aus bauen Fabian Neuen und Atul Singh ein Unternehmen auf, das mit umfassenden „360-Grad-Analysen“ die Welt erklären und eine Lücke im Mediensystem schließen will. Experten aus allen Kontinenten...

Following the death of Gaddafi, many Libyan families are preparing to return home. Anna Culver reflects on her experiences during the revolution, retelling the stories of families and children who fled to Tunisia. Bearing the...

*[A version of this article originally appeared at Knowledge@Wharton on May 11, 2011] Analysis on the increasingly lucrative field of internet commerce.

An analysis of the role of ‘Islamic political parties’ or ‘Islamists’ in the democratic transition sweeping the Arab World, and a questioning of...

An insight into the first democratic election to take place in Tunisia since Ben Ali’s exile, and the prospects of the Al-Nahda Islamic political party.