31 Aug 2020

Volume 02 Issue 03, Fall 2020

Volume 02 Issue 03, Fall 2020

9 Jun 2020

The Battle Is Almost Lost: China’s Industrial Challenge to European Shipbuilding

Ships may be the new battleground for the European Union’s willingness to loosen its antitrust rules. Cruise ship builders Fincantieri in Italy and Chantiers de l’Atlantique in France attempt to create an industrial heavyweight to counter China’s rise as a cruise ship builder. These companies argue that if European shipbuilders continue to be constrained by rules protecting competition in Europe, Chinese companies with significant financial resources and with technological capacity comparable to that of Europe will take hold of the European shipbuilding market and outcompete European companies.

9 Jun 2020

Trump Is Right about Europe: What Next?

This article argues that Europe can still be relevant, if the United States views the continent not as a military partner to engage in long-range military power projection but, instead, as an economic, diplomatic, and soft-power proponent that helps bolster world order.

9 Jun 2020

Radicalization in Prisons and Mosques in France

France has the largest Islamic population in Europe and one of the largest percentages of total population. While the Arab Spring and associated conflict in the Middle East have triggered a significant influx of migrants into the country, France has been a destination for immigrants from its former colonies like Morocco and Algeria since the second half of the twentieth century. While many issues regarding radicalization stem from migration stretching back decades, the rapid increase in immigrants from war-torn areas, combined with prevalent Islamist extremism, presents extremely serious issues for the French government.

9 Jun 2020

Volume 02 Issue 02, Summer 2020

Volume 02 Issue 02, Summer 2020