Sha’Charri Richardson gets surprise silver Olympic medal after being beaten by St. Lucia runner News Ad

Sha’Charri Richardson gets surprise silver Olympic medal after being beaten by St. Lucia runner News Ad

U.S. runner Sha’Carri Richardson got a surprise silver on Saturday after being narrowly beaten by Saint Lucia runner Julien Alfred. Alfred romped in the rain to the 100-meter title in 10.72 seconds to bring the first-ever Olympic medal to her island country of Saint Lucia. Racing one lane to the left of Richardson, and with … Read more

Russia’s Reaction to US-China Competition in Central Asia News Ad

Russia’s Reaction to US-China Competition in Central Asia News Ad

This article is part of the US-China Dynamics series, edited by Muqtedar Khan, Jiwon Nam and Amara Galileo. One of the founding fathers of geopolitics, Mackinder (1904), emphasizes the importance of Central Asia for the command in the world because of its location in the center of Eurasia. Similarly, Brzezinski (1997) highlights the geopolitical role … Read more

The Sino-American Competition in Europe News Ad

The Sino-American Competition in Europe News Ad

This article is part of the US-China Dynamics series, edited by Muqtedar Khan, Jiwon Nam and Amara Galileo. For decades, scholars have written on the decline of the United States (US), the rise of China, and the seemingly inevitable hegemonic competition between the powers as the international system morphs from a period of post-Cold War … Read more

The Populist Potential of the US and its Fragile Grip on the International System News Ad

The Populist Potential of the US and its Fragile Grip on the International System News Ad

This article is part of the US-China Dynamics series, edited by Muqtedar Khan, Jiwon Nam and Amara Galileo. Since the end of the Cold War, the position of the United States (US) as the existing hegemon in the international order and its relations with other hegemonic actors and rising challengers have been popular topics of … Read more

Katie Ledecky swims into history with gold medal in 800 freestyle at Paris Olympics News Ad

Sha’Charri Richardson gets surprise silver Olympic medal after being beaten by St. Lucia runner News Ad

Katie Ledecky continued to make history at the Paris Olympics by becoming the second swimmer in history to win an event at four straight Summer Games. Ledecky, who held off Ariarne Titmus to win the 800-meter freestyle Saturday night, tied a record previously held solely by Michael Phelps, who won gold in the 200-individual medley … Read more

US-China Dynamics: Competition, Conflict or Cooperation? News Ad

US-China Dynamics: Competition, Conflict or Cooperation? News Ad

This article is part of the US-China Dynamics series, edited by Muqtedar Khan, Jiwon Nam and Amara Galileo. The rise of China and the US response to it is probably the most important issue of our times from the perspective of global politics. In this collection of articles, we plan to make a modest contribution to … Read more