Paul Coyer serves as a Research Professor at The Institute of World Politics, as well as an Associate Professor at l’Ecole Speciale Militaire de Saint-Cyr, where he lectures on U.S. foreign and national security policy and on the role of religion and culture in international affairs. Full bio
Taking on Water: International Order in the Pacific and American Leadership
This article written by Dr. Paul Coyer was published by Providence: A Journal of Christianity and American Foreign Policy, Winter 2016, Issue 2. One of the many areas of the globe in which the current international order is being challenged is in the Asia-Pacific, where a quickly rising, aggressive, and revisionist China is attempting to…
Read More ›When did America forget that it is America?
Amid the plethora of security threats the world is facing today, North Korea, with its fourth nuclear test on Jan. 6, long-range missile test on Feb. 7 and firing of short range missiles in late March, has been doing all it can in order to ensure that it gets its share of attention.
Read More ›Awakening U.S. moral self-confidence: ‘When did America forget that it is America?’
This article was written by IWP Research Professor Dr. Paul Coyer and published in a special edition of The Washington Times entitled “North Korea’s Nuclear Threat: Assessment, Global Responses, and Solutions.” Amid the plethora of security threats the world is facing today, North Korea, with its fourth nuclear test on Jan. 6, long-range missile test on…
Read More ›The Patriarch, The Pope, Ukraine And The Disintegration Of “The Russian World”
The meeting last month in Havana between Pope Francis and Patriarch Kirill of the Russian Orthodox Church (ROC) had far more import for geopolitics than it did for the reconciliation of two long-alienated branches of Christianity, as I recently wrote.
Read More ›The Patriarch, The Pope And An Old Play From Russia’s Geopolitical Playbook
The recent meeting in Havana between Pope Francis and the Patriarch of the Russian Orthodox Church Kirill held importance far beyond religion and historic church splits. The geopolitical reasons Russia wanted the meeting, and historical roots of Russia’s geopolitical play, which are wrapped up in Russia’s sacralized sense of national identity, are far more interesting.
Read More ›China’s pivot to Latin America: Beijing’s growing security presence in America’s backyard
China’s extremely ambitious efforts under Xi Jinping to extend its reach around the globe and to put its economic clout to work aggressively pursuing its strategic goals have had considerable impact on Latin America. As I’ve written previously, the nature of Chinese economic engagement with Latin America, despite having some beneficial aspects, has also had long term…
Read More ›Undermining America While Washington Sleeps: China In Latin America
The public position of the United States Government is that Washington does not see a geopolitical threat arising from China’s quickly growing influence in Latin America.
Read More ›Venezuela’s Future – Mortgaged By Chavismo In Cooperation With China
Yesterday’s declaration by Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro of a state of economic emergency in Venezuela is a tactical maneuver by Maduro to forestall changes championed by the new democratic opposition majority in the National Assembly — most notably their intention to get rid of Maduro himself.
Read More ›How democracy has been given a chance in Venezuela
Although it didn’t receive as much attention on the part of Americans as it should have given its portent of positive change in our hemisphere, Venezuela recently held parliamentary elections that potentially marked the beginning of the end of the political dominance of the late Hugo Chavez’ socialist party, the Partido Socialista Unido de Venezuala (PSUV), with the…
Read More ›China’s Move To End Its One Child Policy Is Too Little, Too Late
Yesterday, the Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party, meeting to shape the 13th five year economic plan, announced the ending of China’s infamous jihua shengyu (planned fertility program), better known as its one-child policy. Xinhua briefly announced that “The change of policy is intended to balance population development and address the challenge of an ageing population.
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