One, there’s not a great understanding of what the Air Force and the air component does, and so I want to just sort of lay out for you the way I describe an Air Force and what the Air Force does for the nation – in very few minutes because I know you want to get into a...

Proficiency in English is a critical component of a successful modern society. English is the third most spoken and most widely taught language on the planet. Commonly used in over 100 countries by more than 300...

A dominant theme of the twenty-first century is the democratization of science and technology (S&T).

In his February 1, 2017, Budget Speech, Finance Minister Jaitley stated that “further liberalisation of FDI [foreign direct investment] policy is under consideration and necessary announcements will be made in due course.” The announcement begs the question—which...

The Chinese Ministry of Commerce and General Administration of Customs announced (statement in Chinese) over the weekend (February 18) that it would halt coal imports from North Korea, to be effective immediately starting from yesterday, February 19 to the end of the...

If you rank the inputs and outputs for countries involved in the Syria conflict right now, you end up with some interesting numbers. Turkey and Iran are making major investments of money and lives, and they have a major impact on the course of the conflict. Some Gulf Arab...

Russia’s political goals in Syria seem to be quite modest: The government seeks to shore up the Syrian regime. To a large degree, especially after the fall of rebel portions of Aleppo, that mission has been accomplished.

Southeast Asia is an increasingly important region, encompassing some of the most dynamic economies in the world and located at the crossroads between East and South Asia, and the Pacific and Indian Oceans. The 10 Southeast Asian countries that make up the Association of...