November 14, 2018
VenezuelaMexico's Andres Lopez Obrador may be able to play a decisive role in bringing this agonizing chapter of Venezuelan history to an end.
October 19, 2020
DisastersDisaster preparedness is hard, expensive, time-consuming and often thankless work. Failure to invest in it can be catastrophic, however.
October 12, 2020
CoronavirusThe fallout from COVID-19 demonstrates that pandemics have broader economic, political and security implications that require multilateral attention.
October 7, 2020
CoronavirusThe United States must finally translate its longstanding rhetoric about pandemic preparedness into concrete action.
October 5, 2020
World OrderThe rules-based, international system may be in crisis, but its strategic and normative logic is as compelling as ever.
March 30, 2015
VenezuelaVenezuela is in a state of protracted crisis. Since early 2014, public frustration has been steadily rising over shortages of basic consumer goods and skyrocketing inflation, which spiked above 68 pe…
September 28, 2020
Diplomacy and International InstitutionsRecent surveys reveal robust global and U.S. support for international cooperation and the United Nations, but also document stark partisan differences in America.
September 22, 2020
United NationsPresident Trump's virtual address to the UN General Assembly was shallow, unpersuasive, and exaggerated his domestic and international achievements.
September 21, 2020
United NationsBroad-brush critiques of the United Nations often gloss over the distinct institutional components of the UN system and the geopolitical realities it has to work in.
September 6, 2012
VenezuelaIn March 2015, the author wrote an update to this memo to reflect recent developments in Venezuela. Read the update. Introduction In the coming months, Venezuela could experience significant po…
