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Laurence Claussen
Nov 21, 20228 min read
Twelve Years of Change in the Middle East
Recently, I’ve wanted to write a piece about the Middle East. But what to write about? What country should I focus on? And even if I...
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Laurence Claussen
Jun 25, 20226 min read
Indifference and Ignorance: The West's Latin America Policy
EARLIER THIS MONTH, the Summit of the Americas took place, hosted by President Biden in Los Angeles. I heard about it through a headline...
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Laurence Claussen
May 20, 20224 min read
Why Russia's invasion is driving the world apart...and pushing it back in time
Last summer, I wrote about how both the United States and China were pushing for autarky (self-sufficiency), trying to uncouple their...
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Laurence Claussen
Apr 1, 20224 min read
Rewatching The West Wing in 2022
About a month ago I started rewatching The West Wing with my girlfriend, right from the beginning. We have since finished all seven...
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Laurence Claussen
Mar 6, 20224 min read
War is the harbinger of the unknown
There have been other wars in the 21st century. Some have been low-burning, drawn-out slugfests between insurgents and counterinsurgents....
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Laurence Claussen
Feb 28, 20223 min read
We must not succumb to generational despair
There’s an argument I keep having with myself. It’s about the past and the present. It’s about how things today compare with the things...
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Laurence Claussen
Jan 14, 20224 min read
Why crypto currency will succeed...and why it will fail
You could make a strong argument that the most important economic or financial development of the last decade is the advent and growth of...
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Laurence Claussen
Dec 17, 20215 min read
Ukraine's Crisis: What it teaches and why it matters
Once again, there is crisis in Ukraine. Russia, that perennial malcontent, has been steadily augmenting its military forces near the...
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Laurence Claussen
Nov 28, 20216 min read
Perjured, murderous, bloody, full of blame: Looking back at American politics
The rarest commodity in American politics is satisfaction. Peaceful contentment is nowhere to be found, not on the right, the left, or...
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Laurence Claussen
Nov 12, 20214 min read
COP26: What is the value of a global promise?
For the last two weeks, the COP26 conference has dominated headlines. This is unsurprising, as the conference had been hyped for more...
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Laurence Claussen
Nov 5, 20214 min read
One by one, the list of failed states is growing
Poised as we are near the start of a new decade, our glance is fixed firmly forward. We throw goals and targets at 2030 like halfhearted...
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Laurence Claussen
Oct 25, 20214 min read
Is there such a thing as too much New York Times?
The other day I was listening to my usual U.S politics podcast. Specifically, I was listening to an interesting episode about the decline...
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Laurence Claussen
Oct 8, 20214 min read
My Visit to the Old Town and the Whiplash of History
Some weeks ago, while visiting a friend in Denmark, I went to a historical village in the Jutland town of Aarhus. Den Gamle By (literally...
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Laurence Claussen
Sep 24, 20214 min read
Nuclear Submarines and Other Stuff
On September 15th, a new strategic and technological pact was agreed between Australia, the United Kingdom, and the United States. The...
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Laurence Claussen
Sep 10, 20214 min read
The New Atlantic Charter: Part Three
In this piece, the last of my three-part series on the 2021 Atlantic Charter, I will discuss the issue of success. Did the original, 1941...
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Laurence Claussen
Sep 3, 20214 min read
Africa to Afghanistan: Assistance or Insistence?
As effective COVID-19 vaccines became widely available in the early months of 2021, the vaccine rollouts of various countries and regions...
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Laurence Claussen
Aug 27, 20213 min read
The Vaccine Non-Dilemma
Many serious, well-intentioned people are conflicted on how much the government can mandate vaccinations through legal restrictions and...
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Laurence Claussen
Aug 20, 20215 min read
Come Back, Shane? A Return to Afghanistan
This week, it seems inappropriate to write about anything other than Afghanistan. The events surrounding the Taliban’s takeover of Kabul...
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Laurence Claussen
Aug 6, 20215 min read
The New Atlantic Charter: Part Two
In my first article about the 2021 Atlantic Charter, I wrote about the extent to which it is a symbolic document. In particular, I wanted...
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Laurence Claussen
Aug 2, 20215 min read
Bridging Democracy's Chasm
For parties and politicians in democratic systems, there are two basic goals: winning elections and implementing policies. First, you...
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