Both leaders assaulted smaller neighbouring countries as part of the historical dynamics that began with the end of the Cold War, writes Ibrahim Al Marashi associate professor at the Department of History, California State University, San Marcos.

Taiwan is now a focal point on the U.S. foreign policy agenda. Preserving the status quo in the Taiwan Strait in the face of growing Chinese power and assertiveness is a challenge not just for the Unites States but also other nations including Japan, writes James Jongsoo Lee.

I believe in a version of American exceptionalism. My version is rooted in one central theme: The United States undertakes every challenge with a recognizable fervor, and even if everything comes crashing down, we remain proud to be American, writes Lucy Santora.

As Russia wages war against Ukraine, the debate over how to respond has grown increasingly disconnected from the reality of American power in a world of great-power competition, write Robert C. O’Brien and Alexander B. Gray.

The Indo-Pacific region has become the epicenter of the US-China competition for global influence, writes C. Steven McGann, former US ambassador to the Republics of Fiji, Nauru, Kiribati, and the Kingdom of Tonga and Tuvalu.

Iran failed to launch satellites in space but succeeded to deliver a message to the US, writes Ibrahim Al Marashi associate professor at the Department of History, California State University, San Marcos.

Generations-long American meddling isn’t making it easier for Haitians to build a functioning democracy writes Amy Wilentz professor in the literary journalism program at UC Irvine and a 2020 Guggenheim fellow.

The numerous climate and sustainability crises of the last decade exemplify a clear local-to-global link that calls for strong relationships between major cities and leaders across diverse sectors of business, technology, academia, politics, culture, and communications.

To honour Tutu's memory, climate leaders, scientists, and activists not only have to address climate apartheid on a global level, but a local one as well, writes Ibrahim Al Marashi associate professor at the Department of History, California State University, San Marcos.

In recent years, important cities have been transformed into hubs for global cooperation, dialogue, and international mediation, writes Madalin Blidaru, policy-oriented researcher and political analyst