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August 20, 2015

Bangladesh
Bangladesh’s Descent into Chaos

In the late 2000s and early 2010s, Bangladesh, which for years had been an international symbol of poverty and catastrophe, seemed to have reached a kind of stability. The country’s economy, powered …

bangladesh-protests

March 29, 2024

Indonesia
Four More Things to Expect From a Prabowo Presidency

An anticipated Prabowo presidency poses many questions about Indonesia’s democratic future and global role.

Indonesian president-elect wears a white button-down shirt and traditional black hat as he raises his fist in the air and holds a microphone in the other hand.

February 11, 2011

Egypt
Mubarak Chooses Chaos-and Gets the Boot

Egypt's President Hosni Mubarak addresses the nation on February 10, 2011. (Courtesy Reuters) My views on the current situation in Egypt are published in The Weekly Standard today.

Egypt’s President Hosni Mubarak addresses the nation on February 10, 2011

January 16, 2014

Sub-Saharan Africa
Djotodia Goes But Chaos in the Central African Republic Remains

This is a guest post by Emily Mellgard, research associate for the Council on Foreign Relations Africa Studies program. Michel Djotodia’s long held political aspirations came to an ignominious end l…

Anti-balaka militiamen pose for a photograph on the outskirts of the capital of the Central African Republic Bangui January 15, 2014.

June 17, 2013

Trade
As the G8 Meets, Free Trade is in Chaos

At the start of his second term in January, President Barack Obama announced a massive platform of new policy proposals. Since then, many of his ideas – on gun control, a solution to America’s debt c…

Britain's Prime Minister David Cameron welcomes U.S. President Barack Obama on his arrival to the Lough Erne golf resort where the G8 summit is taking place in Enniskillen, Northern Ireland on June 17, 2013. (Yves Herman/Courtesy Reuters)