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October 2, 2018

Technology and Innovation
Governing the Next Technological Revolution

With the perils of heedless innovation all too apparent, and with a new and potentially more transformative wave of technical advances in the pipeline, global movements to govern the next technologic…

Children touch the hands of the humanoid robot Roboy at the exhibition Robots on Tour in Zurich on March 9, 2013.

December 11, 2012

Human Rights
What Do Elected Officials Owe Voters?

What do elected officials owe voters? The debate over the theory of representation is an old and distinguished one, asking whether elected representatives should vote as they believe their constituen…

June 2, 2023

Drug Policy
The President’s Inbox Recap: The Fentanyl Epidemic

Precursor chemicals from abroad are fueling America’s fentanyl epidemic.

Multiple bags of fentanyl as viewed on a display table.

October 16, 2013

United States
Egypt: Reductio Ad Absurdum

Outsiders tend to underestimate the deep psychological impact that the last almost three years have had on Egyptians.  Not long after the exhilaration of Mubarak’s exit, Egyptians confronted the comp…

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November 14, 2017

Zimbabwe
A Coup Could be in the Works Against Zimbabwe's Mugabe

A military coup may be underway in Zimbabwe against the regime of nonagenarian President Robert Mugabe and his would-be successor wife, Grace.

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September 25, 2023

Russia
How China and Russia Have Helped Foment Coups and the Growing Militarization of Politics

Militaries have become more involved in the governance and politics of nations worldwide in the last decade.

Chinese President Xi Jinping shakes hands with Russian President Vladimir Putin.