By Sam Kessler - Chief and Managing Editor ; SDSS President The new international system is one that has been built on trends, patterns, and indicators that have been in the making for several years. Trends are typically built on catalyst events and scenarios that cascade into a wide variety of situations and new norms that tend to result into both expected and unexpected … [Read more...] about The Multi-Polar Role of Russia’s Primakov Doctrine and the Certainty of a Chinese-Russian Strategic Alliance
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Fulcrum Global Podcast – Episode 1 – Military Coup in Burma: Domestic and International Implications
This episode of the Fulcrum Global Podcast we discuss the recent military coup in Myanmar/Burma and its domestic and international implications. How will this impact the future of Burmese democracy and geopolitical/geo-strategic tensions between the United States and China? Find out now on Fulcrum Global! Host: Sam Kessler Guests: Dr. Mark Kass and Wayland Blue Music … [Read more...] about Fulcrum Global Podcast – Episode 1 – Military Coup in Burma: Domestic and International Implications
China and ASEAN’s Restructuring Reality in Light of the USMCA Trade Deal
By Sam Kessler – Chief & Managing Editor; Contributor The updated North American trade agreement between the United States, Mexico, and Canada that replaced the old NAFTA agreement is very much a policy that correlates with the 2017 U.S. National Security Strategy that emphasizes heavily on great power competition with the People’s Republic of China (PRC). In fact, the … [Read more...] about China and ASEAN’s Restructuring Reality in Light of the USMCA Trade Deal
Is war between China and the US Inevitable? | Graham Allison | TED Talk
Here is a recent TED Talk by academic, Graham Allison, regarding the growing competition between the U.S. and China. This is an ongoing topic that is quickly evolving in the international system and is one that will continue to be a recurring theme for many years to come. In addition, the reference to the "Thucydides Trap" and the Peloponnesian Wars in ancient Greece … [Read more...] about Is war between China and the US Inevitable? | Graham Allison | TED Talk
