Since its first senior official-level meeting in 2007, the Quadrilateral Security Dialogue (the Quad) among Japan, the United States, India, and Australia has operated both as a meeting format for ...

There is a famous quote from George Orwell’s dystopian novel 1984, that goes, “those who control the present control the past and those who control the past control the future.” This process is ...

Every organization's strategic planning involves its desired future, present situation and unique history. Some planning strategies called “future-back” envision the longer-term, broad landscape and ...

Electrochemical energy storage using batteries has become one of the enabling technologies of the 21 st Century. Whether it’s a smaller and lighter cell phone or laptop computer, a longer-range ...

Following the collapse of the Assad regime, I ended my article last December with the following paragraph: “The new government must represent all Syrians, regardless of religion or ethnicity, ensuring ...

A man is stuck in his memories. His wife left him ten years ago, yet he repeatedly ruminates on his loss. A teenager does not want to study for the upcoming final exam. Instead, she hangs out with her ...