International Relations
The Africa Gambit: China’s Shadow, India’s History
Africa is the battleground for the 21st-century geopolitics. China has been there for decades, building roads, ports, and railways—often with the help of…
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International Relations
Africa is the battleground for the 21st-century geopolitics. China has been there for decades, building roads, ports, and railways—often with the help of…
History
When we think about World War II, our minds often go straight to Europe and the Pacific. But there was another crucial battleground that rarely gets the at…
History
World War II was a global war, but the stories we tell often focus on Europeans and Americans. The millions of soldiers from colonies and empires are often…
Destinations
When I told friends I was going to the Grand Canyon, everyone assumed I meant the South Rim. It’s the classic. It has the big lodges, the viewpoints, and…
Rise of America
When the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor brought the United States into World War Two on December 7, 1941, America was militarily unprepared but industrial…
History
After North Africa, the Allies invaded Italy. They expected a quick victory. Instead, they got a long, brutal slog up the peninsula. The Italian campaign l…
Dating
The Outer Banks of North Carolina offer a unique dating experience with their wild, windswept beaches and historic charm. Unlike crowded resort beaches, OB…
Dating
The Outer Banks of North Carolina offer a unique dating experience with their wild, windswept beaches and historic charm. Unlike crowded resort beaches, OB…
Dating
The Outer Banks of North Carolina offer a unique dating experience with their wild, windswept beaches and historic charm. Unlike crowded resort beaches, OB…
Sports
The rise of T20 cricket leagues has revolutionized the sport over the last two decades. The Twenty20 format, introduced in the early 2000s, shortened tradi…
Business
Walk through the towers of DIFC or the offices of Dubai Internet City and you will see a pattern — the regional headquarters of companies you know from N…
Business
Fly over Dubai at night and the geometry of its ambition becomes clear. Two major airports, the world's busiest by international passenger traffic at DXB a…
Rise of America
Joseph Nye coined the term soft power in 1990 to describe the ability to influence others through attraction and persuasion rather than coercion. He was de…
Global Governance
BRICS (Brazil, Russia, India, China, South Africa) recently decided to expand, inviting countries like Saudi Arabia, Iran, UAE, and Egypt. On the surface…
Maritime Security
The Indian Ocean is India’s backyard, but there are a lot of guests staying over. Diego Garcia, a tiny island in the Chagos Archipelago, hosts a massive…
Connectivity & Trade
There’s a new game in town: the Middle Corridor. It’s a trade route connecting Central Asia to Europe via the Caspian Sea and the Caucasus, bypassing R…
Rise of America
In July 1944, representatives of forty-four nations gathered at the Mount Washington Hotel in Bretton Woods, New Hampshire, to design the postwar internati…
Finance
When I graduated with a finance degree, I thought I had to move to New York and grind it out on Wall Street. The burnout stories scared me. Luckily, I disc…
Global Strategy
When you think of India, you think of heat, not ice. So why does India have a scientific base in the Arctic (Himadri)? It’s actually one of the most fasc…
Tourism
The Dubai Frame in Zabeel Park is one of the city's most cleverly conceived attractions. At 150 metres tall and 93 metres wide, it is a giant picture frame…
Human Stupidity
Garrison Keillor's fictional Lake Wobegon is a place where all the women are strong, all the men are good-looking, and all the children are above average…
Tourism
Most visitors know the Gold Souk, but fewer make it to the nearby Spice Souk and Textile Souk, both of which are worth as much or more time. The Spice Souk…
Biotechnology
I was a biology major who didn’t want to go to medical school. I felt a bit lost until I discovered the biotech industry. Places like Boston, San Diego…
Outdoor Adventure
Let’s be honest, your first visit to a National Park can be intimidating. I showed up at Zion in July once, and the line for the shuttle was longer than…
Rise of America
By 1860, the United States had been arguing about slavery for most of its existence. The founders had known it was a contradiction and had mostly chosen to…
India Travel
Goa has a reputation for trance parties and beaches full of tourists, and yes, that exists. But there is another side to Goa that I fell in love with, a si…
History
Everyone expected a long war. The French had built the Maginot Line, an impressive chain of fortifications along the German border. They believed it was im…
Jobs
Dubai's job market operates differently from most Western economies in ways that catch first-time arrivals off guard. The most important difference is that…
Tourism
The Dubai Frame in Zabeel Park is one of the city's most cleverly conceived attractions. At 150 metres tall and 93 metres wide, it is a giant picture frame…
Real Estate
Tourism
Dubai is a genuinely extraordinary food city, though you could spend a week here eating at international chains and never discover this. The real depth of…
Animals
The monarch butterfly is a marvel of the natural world. Every year, millions of these delicate insects travel up to 3,000 miles from North America to a spe…
Beach
Sometimes you don’t need a big adventure; you just need to stare at the ocean. The East Coast is full of charming towns that are perfect for beginners wh…
Road Trips
The Pacific Coast Highway (Highway 1) is a bucket list drive, but it is not a race. My first time, I tried to go from San Francisco to Los Angeles in one d…