President Trump’s announced plan to withdraw U.S troops from Syria is bound to put the President on a collision course with neoconservative hawks who have been encroaching on his inner circle and calling for an interventionist policy in Syria. The Trump Paradox With neocon hawks like Mike Pompeo as Secretary of State and the specter…
Dr. Philippa Malmgren is an economist and an internationally recognized thought leader on the world economy and geopolitical dynamics of international affairs. She is a bestselling author, public speaker and founder of the global consulting firm DPRM Group, a consulting agency that helps companies, investors and policymakers better understand how risk and prices move across…
Richard Gowan is a World Politics Review analyst and a fellow at the European Council on Foreign Relations (ECFR). He talks about rising NATO Russia tensions. His focus areas are the UN, European Security and Defence Policy, Africa, and Western Balkans. Dr. Gowan is also a nonresident fellow at the New York University’s (NYU) Center…
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Stephen J. Toope is Director of the Munk School of Global Affairs at the University of Toronto
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Khalil Osman is a Senior Political Affairs Officer at the United Nations (UN). Before joining the UN in 2007, he taught politics at Indiana University.