Nelson Mandela is an international icon for the politics of reconciliation and the rule of law. Since the transition to non-racial democracy, South African elections have been credible, following the…

Susan Aaronson is research professor of international affairs at George Washington University, and GWU cross-disciplinary scholar. Valeriya Denisova is a research assistant at GWU and a recent gradua…

Secretary of State John Kerry abruptly cancelled his Middle East shuttle diplomacy yesterday less than a month before his self-imposed deadline for concluding an Israeli-Palestinian peace treaty. The…

By Van Jackson New Zealand may appear to be a paradise in the Pacific, but it is afflicted by many of the problems facing other liberal democracies, such as a rising suicide rate and deep socioeco…

Lincoln Davidson is a research associate for Asia Studies at the Council on Foreign Relations. Over the last few years, Chinese President Xi Jinping has made improving cybersecurity a major policy g…