From the Newsroom: How to trust the news media
Did you see that story this week that says a new poll shows half of Americans believe national news organizations purposely mislead or misinform...
Russia at War: Bakhmut still holds
Putinia, Putonia, Putinonia, Putonian {pronounce a state of dictatorship under the self-illusion of recreating a status quo by force to impose an ideology on...
Will Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan’s Reforms Be Transformative?
Recently, among Central Asian countries, it has become a trend to create a “new Stan” after the countries’ so-called founding fathers. For instance, before...
ChatGPT has the potential to spread misinformation ‘at unprecedented scale’
ChatGPT is the poster child for AI tech hype in 2023. Upon its release late last year, the chatbot, which is founded by OpenAI...
Nations and Capital: The Missing Link in Global Expansion
Most theorists of nationalism claim that nationalism is a modern phenomenon. However, they commonly fail to notice that the phenomenon to which they vaguely...
What the War in Ukraine Has Revealed about Non-Western Powers
For the past year, many Western analysts have regarded the war in Ukraine as marking a turning point in geopolitics, bringing together not only...
Reading between the lines: Europe’s increased security engagement in the Indo-Pacific
The European Union is seeking to increase its political, economic and military presence in the so-called Indo-Pacific, a mega-region stretching from the east coast...
What Does an Endgame Look Like in Ukraine?
Russian President Vladimir Putin confidently expected his invasion of Ukraine to be over in a very short period of time. Nearly a year later,...