Donald Trump’s intention to recognize the Persian Gulf as the “Arabian Gulf”, a “gift” to Saudi Arabia to incentivize normalization of ties with Israel, is counterproductive. Much of the Arab world today refers to the… [Read more]
Tag: United States
MONDAY TAKES – The American University: Short term security for long term risk?
Universities in the United States are under assault by the Trump Administration, facing three unenviable options: Capitulation, Resistance, or Trudging Along. These are all bad options. Capitulation requires abandonment of academic freedom and constraint of… [Read more]
Is Human Oversight in AI Warfare Just an Illusion? The urgent need for governance in the autonomous age
As AI targeting systems become more common in warfare, the effectiveness of human oversight is increasingly put into question. Israel’s use of Lavender AI in Gaza shows how operators often act as a “rubber stamp,”… [Read more]
Back to the Future: Claiming Territory in the 21st Century
On Tuesday evening, US Vice-President J.D. Vance issued a statement that leaves little room for misinterpretation: the United States is setting its sights on Greenland. In a brief video posted on X, he announced that… [Read more]
MONDAY TAKES – Geopolitical BDSM: Will the EU submit to Trump or fight back?
If Henry Kissinger were to ask me today whom he should call to discuss tariffs (he wouldn’t, because this question is a myth), I would say the European Commission. The Commission alone must decide how… [Read more]
MONDAY TAKES – The Absurdity of Great Power Politics
The ongoing “peace” negotiations between the US and Russia regarding the war in Ukraine are the twisted, yet logical, conclusion of conceiving world politics as great power politics. By considering only the interests and actions… [Read more]
MONDAY TAKES – The Art of the Deal: Keeping America first
The concern in Europe following the Munich Security Conference is understandable, but the developments we are seeing today are simply a continuation of the same strategy as used before. Donald Trump has successfully used the… [Read more]
Time for change as the Arctic Council turns 25
Just over twenty-five years ago, Russia, Norway, Finland, Canada, Denmark, Sweden, Iceland, and the United States of America created a unique geopolitical project – the Arctic Council. The 1996 Ottawa Declaration established the Arctic Council… [Read more]
Spinning Out of Control: How Alternative Facts Changed the United States
He stands wearing a wrinkled white shirt, dark suit, and a slightly shaggy beard. An old Blackberry is in his right hand, a third cup of coffee in his left, a lot is on his… [Read more]
Genuine Gratitude or False Advertising? Navigating the Nuances of Exporting Thanksgiving
Image: Based on photographs of Autumn Peltier addressing the United Nations. She is a Canadian water activist, who comes from Wikwemikong First Nation/Manitoulin Island and is from Ojibway/Odawa heritage. The Governance Post believes that cultural… [Read more]