Sumantra Maitra
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Sumantra Maitra (Twitter: @MrMaitra) is a foreign affairs journalist, and research scholar on foreign policy and neo-realism, based in England. |
May 24, 2018
- Macron shows how to deal with Trump
- Under Trump and Macron, the U.S. and France may return to a relationship the two countries haven’t had in a very long time.
May 19, 2018
- Sophoclean irony in Iraq, for the United States
- As America tries to extricate itself from Middle East, it is getting more and more bogged down in quicksand. This is what happens when ideology rules over pragmatism.
May 7, 2018
- A summit overlooked in the West
- Though it hasn't received much attention internationally, a recent meeting between the leaders of India and China suggests a growing alliance between two of the world's largest countries.
April 29, 2018
- Stabilizing Afghanistan calls for the involvement of regional powers
- From the Persians of past to the Americans of today, outside forces have long exhausted their resources attempting to stabilize Afghanistan. It's time for a new approach based on cooperation with local powers.
April 19, 2018
- India seeks neutrality in Sino-American trade clashes
- India and China have several common areas of aligned interests, and India is seeking a rapprochement with China so as to deepen mutual interests.
April 17, 2018
- Bombing won't save Syria
- The most recent airstrikes in Syria continue a pattern of foreign meddling that has destabilized the region while doing nothing to stop the violence.
April 11, 2018
- Risk of broader regional war increases in Middle East
- The Saudi offensive in Syria against Iran may increase, as the Saudis are aligning themselves against Iran and wish to have Israel on their side.
March 31, 2018
- The initial act of the new Cold War
- Following the nerve agent attack on a former Russian spy living in Britain, Western powers seeking to punish Moscow may be slipping back into an outdated geopolitical mindset.
March 29, 2018
- Neocons and trade war
- Trump risks alienating his rural base as they would be negatively affected by Chinese counter-tariffs on American agricultural products.
March 21, 2018
- US-North Korea talks historic opportunity
- Sometimes history is made and changed by great leaders. A successful meeting between the U.S. and North Korea could be a pivotal moment in history.
