Member Articles

The European Union seeks to increase its ability to influence global order through external actions. In December 2020, the EU signed the Comprehensive Agreement on Investments with China to strengthen its alliances beyond the transatlantic.

The mob that stormed the U.S. Capitol exemplifies a trend of cross-fertilization of ideology and interlocking among extreme-right movements, including white supremacist, Buddhist, and Hindu groups that can result in hate crimes, violence, and terrorism.

Prime Minister Suga Yoshihide faces difficulties in maintaining Abe Shinzo’s middle-path approach to increase Japanese defense leadership in the Indo-Pacific while maintaining a strong economic and political relationship with China.

Forming a nuclear agreement with Iran prior to the country’s presidential elections in June is one of Biden’s most urgent foreign policy challenges. Negotiations will be more difficult if a more conservative leader is elected.

The Qatar blockade ends as the Arab Quartet (Bahrain, Egypt, Saudia Arabia, and the United Arab Emirates) and Qatar reconcile. The move could signal policy shifts within the region pertaining to Iran, Turkey, and among the Gulf Cooperation Council.

The United States, Australia, India, and Japan have strengthened both bilateral ties and a broader Indo-Pacific security architecture through agreement on policy in the maritime domain and commitment to limit China’s malign influence in the region.

Virtual cash presents opportunities to tap into unexplored commerce and investment opportunities, but there are policy implications as its use expands. Central banks seek to create their own digital currency to ensure they can control monetary policy.

Twitter and other tech giants’ moves to ban President Trump following the insurrection at the Capitol highlights the private sector's willingness to censor problematic speech without oversight. This trend raises questions about platform governance.

Small-to-middle powers in the Asia-Pacific region will reassess if a security relationship with the U.S. is enough to safeguard their priorities as grey-zone operations in the region and U.S. domestic strife increases. Some may seek a dual policy.

U.S. Climate change policies have fluctuated with each administration since the 1980s. With the election of President Biden, there is hope that the U.S. will enact long-lasting federal policies and become a global leader in climate change action.