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April 7, 2016

International Organizations
The Race to Be UN Secretary-General: Five Questions for the Candidates

The following is a guest post by Megan Roberts, associate director of the International Institutions and Global Governance program at the Council on Foreign Relations. Next week the United Nations G…

United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon waves as he arrives at the donors Conference for Syria in London, Britain February 4, 2016.
Blog Post by Guest Blogger for the Internationalist The Internationalist

April 1, 2016

Syria
Who Is Bashar al-Assad?

Experts analyze the leadership style, psychology, personality, and policy choices of Syria's President Bashar-al Assad.

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Event by Joshua Landis, Andrew Tabler, David Lesch, and Amy Davidson Sorkin Power Profile

November 6, 2015

Algeria
Weekend Reading: Egypt’s State of Idiocy, Darth Mediene, and Libya’s Tribes

Maged Atiya laments the Egyptian state’s devolution into idiocy. Sam Metz and Abdallah Brahimi explore the potential reasons behind the recent dismissal of Algerian spy chief Mohammed Mediene. Nada…

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Blog Post by Steven A. Cook From the Potomac to the Euphrates

October 1, 2015

Russia
Risky Russian Moment in Syria

Russia’s military buildup in Syria could set back the self-proclaimed Islamic State and lay the groundwork for a political transition, but could also lead to a confrontation with the United States, s…

Interview by Edward P. Djerejian and Bernard Gwertzman

July 28, 2015

International Organizations
The Good, the Bad, and the Sad of the High-Level Report on UN Peace Operations

The following is a guest post by Charles T. Call, associate professor in American University’s School of International Service and author of Why Peace Fails: The Causes and Prevention of Civil War Re…

Helmets belonging to soldiers of the Nigerian army are seen as part of preparations for their deployment to Mali.
Blog Post by Guest Blogger for the Internationalist The Internationalist