Amid the seemingly constant cable news coverage of rioting in the capital city of Kiev, it is very easy for viewers to get caught up in the media frenzy while misunderstanding the root causes of this geopolitical struggle. Although the violence seen on television may bear striking resemblance to the Arab Spring uprisings in Egypt… Read more »
On November 23, 2013, the People’s Republic of China unilaterally declared an Air Defense Identification Zone (ADIZ) in the East China Sea. The zone encompasses the highly disputed Senkaku/Diaoyu islands, to which Japan also lays claim, and South-Korean claimed Socotra Rock. China’s parameters on the defense zone were explicitly set to require aircraft to identify… Read more »
U.S. Exports in the Western Hemisphere in 2012 On December 9th, U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry stated that the United States was exploring a new trade agreement for the Americas. This would be the first time the U.S. proposed a regional agreement since the unsuccessful Free Trade Area of the Americas (FTAA). According to… Read more »