May 14, 2019
Saudi ArabiaThe United States keeps signaling that it has hard power. Most recently, the United States made known that it was deploying additional ships, the USS Abraham Lincoln and USS Arlington, to the Middle …
April 2, 2019
Wars and ConflictTest your knowledge of the roles foreign countries played in the U.S. civil war, from France to Brazil.
March 19, 2019
South KoreaThe United States and South Korea should establish a regularized mechanism to enhance dialogue, coordination, and cooperation on policies and strategies related to China.
February 21, 2019
Election 2020Most Democrats running for president in 2020 are focused on domestic issues. Not Tulsi Gabbard. The Iraq War veteran and four-term congresswoman from Hawaii is putting foreign policy front and center…
February 11, 2019
Election 2020Government prosecutors often have political ambitions. The list of prosecutors who became mayor (think Rudy Guiliani) or governor (think Chris Christie) is long. But the last president to have any ex…
December 11, 2018
South AfricaPresident Cyril Ramaphosa of South Africa selected Shamila Batohi to the new national director of public prosecutions (NDPP) for a single ten-year term. As NDPP, Batohi will head the National Prosecuting Authority (NPA), which, as its name implies, determines who to prosecute and who not to prosecute on behalf of the state.
April 13, 2011
JapanJapan’s ability to rebound from its triple disaster in March will require more than just rebuilding; it will demand restructuring in areas from energy and farm policy to decentralization of power, wr…
September 27, 2019
IraqPresident Barham Salih discusses the challenges facing Iraq, its role in the region, and its relationship with the United States.
March 16, 2018
South AfricaOn March 16, Shaun Abrahams of the National Prosecuting Authority announced that Zuma will face sixteen charges of corruption and money laundering stemming from an arms deal in the 1990s.
March 12, 2018
HaitiHobbled by foreign interventions, political instability, and natural disasters, the former French colony has long suffered from underdevelopment.
