Dan Altman’s research on the fait accompli in terrestrial disputes notes that James D. Fearon, in reviewing the literature on strategic interaction during crises, drew a basic distinction between ...

A new study on how states have conquered new land over the last century has important implications for global politics from Asia to Europe. The new study was published by Daniel Altman in the the ...

Here’s What You Need to Remember: Perhaps taking over some small islands in the South China Sea could happen quickly, but any kind of an invasion or offensive attack beyond the smallest scale would ...

Key Points and Summary - The Pentagon worries Beijing could try a “fait accompli” against Taiwan: seize the island so fast that prying the PLA out would require a massive, bloody counter-invasion. -A ...

This is a view of the progress of construction of the HART mass transit rail line (the overpass on the right) as it crosses the Aiea Interchange No. 4 (on the left) near the Aiea Cemetery and the ...

A look at the day ahead in European and global markets from Wayne Cole. Well, Fed decision week is finally upon us and it's shaping up to be one of the most vexed meetings in recent memory. Of 108 ...

NEW YORK, June 10 (Reuters) - Standard & Poor's proposed new ratings methodology for commercial mortgage-backed securities is not a "fait accompli", Kim Diamond, a managing director at the credit ...