U.K. prime minister condemns far-right rioting sparked after fatal stabbing: “This is not a protest” News Ad

U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer strongly condemned an attack Sunday on a hotel housing asylum seekers that saw at least 10 police officers injured, one seriously, describing it as “far-right thuggery,” as more violence broke out across the country in the wake of a stabbing rampage at a dance class that left three girls dead and many … Read more

US-China Rivalry and the Future of Africa News Ad

US-China Rivalry and the Future of Africa News Ad

This article is part of the US-China Dynamics series, edited by Muqtedar Khan, Jiwon Nam and Amara Galileo. In November 2021, Antony Blinken made his maiden voyage as Secretary of State across the Atlantic to engage with sub-Saharan Africa. His first stop was to Kenya, where he met with President Uhuru Kenyatta to discuss regional … Read more

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