Multi- Currency World System
During the Cold War, the Soviet Union dominated the East and the United States the West, but the end of the Cold War changed the balance of the world. The American victory resulted in American hegemony in a unipolar system–America. Even all the tall monuments in Washington, DC represent America’s supremacy as the world superpower. […]
Minority Care International’s 4th Annual Banquet
Minority Care International’s 4th Annual Banquet with Texas House Representative Dan Flynn Dr. Aland Mizell with Texas House Representative Dan Flynn
Foreign Affairs Are Often a Zero-Sum Game
According to a recent article in The Economist, foreign affairs are often “a zero-sum game in which global interests compete with national ones.” Our world, however, is not the world of a decade ago. We live in an unstable world, so matters are not so black and white. Different nationalities no longer sing together as […]
American Hegemony in Crisis
Americans chose their new President on Tuesday. When this article went to print, the voting process was not yet over. Regardless of whether Republican Donald Trump or Democrat Hillary Clinton has been elected, the American leadership is in crisis and has been for a long time and especially in a very crucial time when our […]
Many Middle Eastern States Are Western Made
The Middle East is strategically important for the Western powers. The issue there was, and still it is, all about oil and the strategic influence to find new markets. Western powers continue to clash over who will obtain the oil and the accompanying strategic position and interest. The current wars in Syria and Iraq are […]
An Asian Century and World Power
While the Asian countries are enjoying unprecedented economic growth, the West is struggling with debt, immigration crises, declining influence, and political disability. In recent years, the West has declined relative to Asia. With the shift in power from the West to the East, we have been witnessing the decline of the West for a […]
Global World Peace and Security Depend on Five Sheriffs
The General Assembly of the United Nations was held in New York with world leaders participating in a Summit for Refugees and Migrants. Leaders traveled to the United States to represent their countries at the Summit. While addressing the assembly, leaders had a number of key messages to the international community, particularly related to the […]
Shift in the Philippines’ Foreign Policy under the New Administration
In the past few years, the Philippines have emerged as one of the greatest critics of China. Under the Aquino administration, the Southeast Asian countries tried security alliances with America and Japan, sought to mobilize ASEAN against China, and made the unprecedented decision to take Beijing to international court in order to settle the maritime […]
World Leaders’ Empty Talks Summit
At the G-20 Summit in Hangzhou, the leaders of the world’s 20 major economies discussed a numbers of issues from trade protectionism, competitive currency devaluation, energy security, sustainable development, and monetary and structural reform policies to boost global GDP growth. It is impossible that those meeting at the summit are not aware of how much […]
The Future Trajectory of the Turkish- American Relationship
For decades Turkey was a dutiful ally that mostly followed America’s lead, but the nations today does not much like its 20th. That is because Turkish President Erdogan and his government, led by the governing Islamic AKP, has asserted a more independent foreign policy in the Middle East, which often puts it at odds […]