Free Trade Taking a Beating in U.S. Election
August 24, 2016 4 min. read

In a sharply divided electorate, opposition to free trade is creating an unlikely point of unity between angry voters across the aisle.

Read more
U.S. Must Still Compete with Russia for Vietnam’s Affections
May 26, 2016 5 min. read

The U.S. decision to lift its arms embargo against Vietnam must factor in Russian rivalry and regional economic considerations.

Read more
First Tango in Buenos Aires: Mending U.S.-Argentinian Relations
March 31, 2016 4 min. read

Obama has set out to improve economic and political ties with the country since the election of Mauricio Macri, a centrist pro-market president that vowed to break from the Kirchner legacy.

Read more
U.S. Presidential Candidates are Wrong on the TPP
March 7, 2016 6 min. read

The Trans-Pacific Partnership, put together at the end of last year and signed at the beginning of last month, has not come into effect yet. Nonetheless, presidential candidates have spared no effort decrying it, turning the issue into a political piñata used to score points.

Read more
Chinese Oil Rig Again Angers Hanoi
January 21, 2016 4 min. read

Beijing is back to salami-slicing again, as it moved an offshore oil drilling rig on January 16 near the entrance to the Gulf of Tonkin, about 21 nautical miles east of the median line between Vietnam and China.

Read more
Maritime and Cyber Security Lessons From Before World War I
June 30, 2015 5 min. read

Is the U.S. accidentally preparing for World War I again? In this two-part series, leading thinkers from a prior era of globalization instruct us on maritime and cyber security today.

Read more
What fate for the EU-U.S. trade deal?
June 1, 2015 5 min. read

With all the attention turned to the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP), currently negotiated by the U.S. with 12 Asian countries, few seem to notice anymore the equally important Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) between the European Union and the United States.

Read more
Forty Years After the War, Vietnam Welcomes the U.S.
May 4, 2015 3 min. read

On April 30, Ho Chi Minh City, commonly referred to as Saigon, marked the 40th anniversary of the reunification of Vietnam, after the army of communist North Vietnam brought down the government of South Vietnam, and drove out the Americans following two decades of unsuccessful military involvement.

Read more
China and Southeast Asia 2035: A Wikistrat Simulation
October 22, 2014 4 min. read

As the largest trading partner of all Southeast Asian countries, China has long exerted enormous influence over the economic and political agendas of governments throughout the region.

Read more
Is Vietnam Spinning Out of China’s Orbit?
August 14, 2014 5 min. read

Beijing’s formidable display of aggression this year is backfiring, as its neighbors scramble to beef up their military capabilities and forge defensive alliances both within and outside the region. One such notable alliance making the headlines this past week is between the U.S. and Vietnam. Vietnam, much like U.S. allies Japan and the Philippines, is […]

Read more

Popular from Press