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Over the last several decades, governments have collectively pledged to slow global warming. But despite intensified diplomacy, the world is already facing the consequences of climate…
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August 14, 2018
United States
The Unconstrained Presidency: Checks and Balances Eroded Long Before Trump
This article was originally published in Foreign Affairs. In the age of Donald Trump, it often feels as though one individual has the power to chart the United States’ course in the world all by …
May 26, 2021
Sub-Saharan Africa
What’s Happening to Democracy in Africa?
The pandemic is exacerbating a decline of democracy across sub-Saharan Africa. To combat the trend, the United States and other partners should commit to the painstaking work of bolstering democratic…
November 15, 2018
United States
Presidents and War Powers
PDF Version. A review of Michael Beschloss, “Presidents of War” (Crown Books, 2018). *** The U.S. Constitution vests the president with “executive power” and provides that “The President sh…
November 8, 2018
U.S. Foreign Policy
Election Will Embolden Trump on Trade
Asia must accept that Democrat House win will not upset America First approach.
July 2, 2020
Southeast Asia
Will COVID-19 Make This Year’s Election Different for Singapore’s Ruling Party?
Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong declared in a televised address last week that Singapore would hold its next general election on July 10. Lee and other members of the long-ruling People’s Action Party…
