• China’s Four Global Initiatives.

    China has recently become one of the primary forces for global leadership against a backdrop of uncertainty. Although the global order has become more interconnected than ever before, the turbulent geopolitical landscape does not have a functioning framework to guide world society on a clear path to properly interact and navigate with each other. Developments…


  • Future of China-US relations lies with People

    Recently, Chinese President Xi Jinping sent a reply to a letter that was drafted by a U.S. youth education exchange delegation made up of teachers and students. President Xi replied to the letter with the following message: that he was pleased to hear the delegation had a pleasant and rewarding journey in China, and that…


  • Donju: North Korea’s NEPMen

    North Korea is quite possibly one of, if not the last, traditional socialist planned economies that exist on earth. However, with all the state governance and control over the country’s political economy, an entrepreneur class has emerged called the “donju.” In some respects, they are akin to the Soviet Nepmen during the New Economic Policy…


  • Iran: Protests and Unrest

    Iran is currently facing major unrest that is seemingly shaping up to potentially be a transformative moment in the Islamic Republic of Iran’s history. Protesting in the country began last year primarily over economic issues, but has in more recent turns of events transformed into demands for major changes in the leadership and its structure.…


  • Monroe Doctrine, Imperialism, and Great Power Politics

    The Monroe Doctrine has fully been enforced by the Trump administration after threats directed towards the president of Venezuela, Nicolas Maduro, who was captured during a U.S. operation and brought back to the United States to face charges of narco-terrorism. Most countries have voiced their concern and opposition to such a move, but none have…