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August 3, 2023

Italy
Why Is Italy Withdrawing From China’s Belt and Road Initiative?

Italy’s withdrawal from the Belt and Road Initiative would reflect disappointment with the lack of economic benefits and a more fundamental strategic rethinking of China.

Former Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte greets Chinese President Xi Jinping before a meeting in Rome, Italy in March, 2019.
Blog Post by David Sacks Asia Unbound

April 27, 2020

Elections and Voting
Weighing the Risks of Remote Voting Technology

As the United States attempts to ensure that its citizens can safely vote during the COVID-19 pandemic, some have suggested that it should embrace remote voting technologies. However, these systems p…

Voter Rachel Messenger wears a sign reading "Thank you for risking your life to vote" as she waits in line outside Riverside University High School to cast a ballot during the presidential primary election held amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
Blog Post by Guest Blogger for Net Politics Digital and Cyberspace Policy Program

July 28, 2020

Southeast Asia
The Implications of the Najib Razak Case

On Tuesday (Malaysia time), a Malaysian court found former Prime Minister Najib tun Razak guilty on seven counts of corruption, and sentenced him to twelve years in jail and a nearly $50 million fine…

Former Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak leaves Kuala Lumpur High Court in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia on July 28, 2020.
Blog Post by Joshua Kurlantzick Asia Unbound

July 2, 2020

United States
U.S. Natural Gas: Once Full of Promise, Now in Retreat

This is a guest post by Gabriela Hasaj, Research Associate to the Military Fellowship Program at the Council on Foreign Relations. Tessa Schreiber, intern for Energy and U.S. Foreign Policy at the…

U.S. President Donald Trump appears before workers at Cameron LNG (Liquid Natural Gas) Export Facility in Hackberry, Louisiana, U.S., May 14, 2019.
Blog Post by Guest Blogger for Energy Realpolitik Energy Realpolitik

September 23, 2019

Election 2020
Meet Tom Steyer, Democratic Presidential Candidate

Update: Tom Steyer announced on February 29, 2020, that he was ending his campaign. Can lightning strike twice? Tom Steyer hopes that it does. Back in 2016, Donald Trump was a billionaire business…

Tom Steyer
Blog Post by James M. Lindsay The Water's Edge