The world continues to change in ways that make turning inwards and shutting the door…
Category: International Trade
La Francafrique: Africa’s Last Colonies
The era of what we referred to as ‘Françafrique’ is coming to an end. There…
Assessing China’s Belt and Road Initiative: threat or opportunity?
In the early fall of 2013, China’s President Xi Jinping announced the launch of a…
COVID-19: Globalism’s Achilles Heel
As COVID-19 spreads around the world, everyday life for hundreds of millions has been drastically…
Miles Apart: The Larger Issues Hampering a U.S.-China Trade Deal
Forging a trade deal with China has proved to be a frustrating, fluctuating saga for…
The Dragon and the Eagle: Where the United States’ Chinese Foreign Policy is Failing
The hostile relationship between the People’s Republic of China and the United States isn’t anything…
State of the European Union
Two years after the British people narrowly voted for a “Brexit” referendum to withdraw the…
Bayer Acquires Monsanto: Controversy & Implications for Global Agriculture
Following two years of negotiations and approval seeking from various governmental bodies, the acquisition of the…
Adam Schiff: Bernard Brodie Lecture and Interview
Congressman Adam Schiff came to UCLA to give the Bernard Brodie Lecture on the Conditions…
Trump’s Isolationist America
Swept into office almost a year ago now, Donald Trump was elected in part because…