This program deals with  the evolving geopolitical landscape of North and South America, focusing on U.S. foreign policy, regional security, economic policies, and technological leadership.

US-Syria Relations – How the Lifting of Sanctions can Lead to Opportunities for Rapprochement

The recent U.S. decision to lift sanctions on Syria has sparked cautious hope for a new chapter in U.S.-Syria relations. With a new Syrian president in place, there's a chance to rebuild diplomatic and economic ties. While the move offers opportunities for recovery and cooperation, it comes with tough conditions. Could this be the start of lasting peace and partnership, or just a temporary shift in a complex region?

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Trade Rivalry in the Americas: China Courts Latin America and the Caribbean

At a time when the U.S. and China are cautiously working towards stabilising trade relations following their recent tariff war, Beijing is revitalising economic relations with Latin American and Caribbean states through the China-CELAC (Community of Latin American and Caribbean States) cooperation forum by offering them billions of dollars in funding.

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Growing Pains of BRICS: Expansion Tests Unity and Purpose

The recently convened BRICS foreign ministers' meeting in April 2025 failed to issue a joint statement on the bloc’s response to the United States’ protectionist trade policies under President Donald Trump. While the grouping has lofty ambitions to credibly represent the Global South, there are lingering doubts whether the organisation is wavering in establishing a unified direction and purpose with an expanded membership.

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Tariffs, Inflation, and the Looming Recoil: Is the U.S. Economy Headed Toward a Storm?

Donald Trump was swept into office by voters frustrated with the price inflation of everyday necessities; rising cost of milk, bread, and eggs had become symbols of deepening economic strain. His campaign promise to rein in inflation, protect American workers, and bring manufacturing back to U.S. soil struck a chord with the middle class.

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Tensions Reignite: The Aftermath of Operation Sindoor

Muhammad Khalid Jamali, issued a provocative warning during a televised interview: Pakistan is prepared to use the “full spectrum of power, including nuclear,” should India attempt to either restrict water flows from the Indus system or carry out additional cross-border strikes. The statement raised alarm across global capitals, intensifying concerns about potential military escalation between two nuclear-armed neighbors.

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The Aftermath of the Canadian Federal Elections: Who are the Winners and Losers?

Although Carney and the Liberal Party were able to gain enough seats to form a government, they do not have enough to form a majority government. This is clear as the Liberals managed to win 169 seats in the House of Commons, which is three shy of the 172 needed to have a supermajority (Faguy, 2025). As a result, the Liberals will have to negotiate and build ties with the other opposition parties in order to form an effective government and produce policy

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Peace Through Strength: Trump’s Trillion-Dollar Defense Blueprint

Defense expenditure of the U.S. has steadily increased with an aim to modernize, and increase the size and strength of the military forces to assert America’s military dominance in the world. As the U.S. continues to maintain the largest defense budget in the world, it has long believed that this military supremacy is advantageous to safeguard and spread American values globally.

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