If the People Want Gun Control, Why Doesn’t Congress Act?

Why doesn’t the government do what the people want?

Trump’s Afghanistan Strategy – Explained

The president has stabilised the canoe in Afghanistan, but now he needs to paddle.

How the Religious Right Shapes American Politics

As mainstream media outlets covered how Trump was embracing evangelical politics, here is historical context to these developments

Sovereign Wealth Funds: Investment Vehicles or Political Operators?

How do Putin, Trump, Blackwater and the UAE Crown Prince Mohammed bin Zayed come together?

How Anti-Globalisation Became a Right Wing Issue

A concern that used be borne by the left is now the rallying cry of the right wing. Where will it go next?

Here’s How Online Hate Seeps Into Politics

Extremists achieve victory simply by injecting enough fake news into the system to produce doubt and discord around our most critical cultural debates.

Can Canada’s Healthcare System Be Used as a Model for All?

Just how healthy is their vaunted healthcare system?

One of The Lesser-Known Killers Of Democracy in America…

Will the Supreme Court outlaw it?

Five Incorrect Assumptions We Make About North Korea

We should interpret North Korea's nuclear threats from an informed perspective based on demonstrable strategic logic, rather than on caricatured misrepresentations of the country’s leadership

How to Negotiate With and Disarm North Korea

Dealing with North Korea’s ambitions for nuclear weapons has vexed the past four U.S. presidents.