by Aseem Gupta | Nov 30, 2025 | Geopolitics, States & Global Power
Donald Trump does not simply claim to be a president who prefers peace. He presents himself as a uniquely effective peacemaker: the leader who can enter conflicts that have defeated conventional diplomats, threaten or charm the participants into agreement, and...
by Aseem Gupta | Nov 15, 2025 | Geopolitics, States & Global Power
Inside many electric vehicles is a motor capable of turning electrical energy into immediate, almost silent acceleration. Buried inside that motor may be a small collection of permanent magnets containing rare-earth elements such as neodymium and praseodymium....
by Aseem Gupta | Nov 2, 2025 | Political Theory, Governance & Ideology
In January 2009, Barack Obama entered the White House promising to change how power worked in Washington. One of his targets was the revolving door between government and private industry. Officials, he argued, should not be able to shape public policy, leave...