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Over the last several decades, governments have collectively pledged to slow global warming. But despite intensified diplomacy, the world is already facing the consequences of climate…
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February 12, 2024
Palestinian Territories
Democracy and the Two-State Solution
The war in Gaza has focused attention once again on the search for solutions to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. The solution favored by the United States, the European Union, most of the world’s de…
January 29, 2024
Philippines
Marcos Jr. Moves the Philippines Dramatically Closer to the United States
Unlike other Southeast Asian leaders, President Marcos Jr. has chosen to explicitly align the Philippines with the United States and confront China more directly.
January 17, 2024
Democracy
Political Hurdles on Ukraine’s Way to EU Membership
After the 2013–14 Revolution of Dignity, which overthrew a deeply corrupt, Russian-backed regime, Ukraine declared its ambition to integrate into the Euro-Atlantic community of free-market democracie…
December 19, 2023
Democracy
What a Democratic Russia Would Mean for the United States
When the Soviet Union collapsed more than thirty years ago, American leaders hoped that Russia would embark on a transition to free-market democracy. Shared democratic values, the thinking went, woul…
November 13, 2023
Liberia
History Casts a Long Shadow Over Liberia’s Democracy
As Liberia heads to a closely contested runoff election, the possibilities are decidedly limited.
November 8, 2023
China
Can a Summit Ease U.S.-China Tensions?
On the sidelines of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit, a rare in-person meeting between U.S. President Joe Biden and Chinese President Xi Jinping will provide an opportunity to put a range…
May 30, 2023
India
The Quad’s Longevity Might Hinge on Its Health Plan
Even though China might have spurred the Quad’s initial health response, the answer to its longevity lies in building sustainable future coordination.
May 16, 2023
United States
Why Today Is Not Like the 1850s
American politics turned hyper toxic several years ago, and ever since commentators have raised the specter of a second civil war. No other historical parallel, it seems, captures so viscerally today…
