The Geopolitics of Cities: Past, Present and Future
Urbanization will make governing much more complicated, but potentially better if done right.
Ryan Bohl
Ryan Bohl is a Middle East and North Africa analyst for Stratfor and the RANE Network. He blogs at Rogue Geopolitics.
Saudi Arabia Tries to Save Itself
Saudi rulers have a lot of history and tradition to overcome if they are to save the kingdom from itself.
Will Russia Go into Libya Next?
A war against the Islamic State in Libya may give Russia’s leader just the sort of quick victory he seeks.
Why Saudi Arabia Doesn’t Want 28 Pages Declassified
The Saudis would need to start holding people accountable if complicity in the 2001 attacks were revealed.
The World According to Bernie Sanders
The left-wing candidate has little to say about foreign policy, other than trade. Americans need to know more.
Panama Papers Prove the Perils of One-Party Rule
Every political system has corruption, but multiparty democracy provides the best safeguards against it.
The Dangers of (Insert Your Country’s Name) First Policies
Refortifying borders and severing alliances would make the world more dangerous for everyone.
NATO Could Destroy Islamic State So Why Don’t They?
The threat the self-declared caliphate poses to the West does not warrant a larger response.
Mission Accomplished for Putin in Syria? Yes And No
The intervention managed to keep Bashar Assad in power, but Russia is not out of the woods yet.
Why the Free Syrian Army Never Went Anywhere
Relatively moderate and well-educated rebels weren’t numerous enough to lead the Syrian opposition.
Don’t Take Iran Becoming a Better Place for Granted
Outsiders could give Iran’s otherwise doomed revolution a new lease on life if they prove the hardliners right.
If Trump Wins
If the property tycoon does win the election, he might accomplish little more than building his wall.
Saudis Not into Syria Just Because They Hate Assad
Saudi rulers are seeking in war a social glue they cannot find elsewhere to hold their subjects together.
Why the Middle East Never Went Secular
Or it did, but then switched back to religion again when the ideologies it had imported from Europe failed.
America’s Primary System Is Doomed
If the primaries fail to produce candidates who can win and govern, parties will eventually change them.