To frame technological developments in Southeast Asia solely—even primarily—through the lens of great power competition would be a mistake.
In an era of constrained resources and major power adversaries, the United States should prioritize its military investments that are already in short supply and high demand.
The United States has intervened in past Mideast wars, but this one is different.
Turnout, the top-two primary system, and Proposition 1 all offer insights into voters’ mindsets.
The suspected shooters in the Crocus City attack were Tajiks, which has caused a backlash against labor migrants in Russia. Relations between Tajikistan and Russia, however, are unlikely to be impacted.
While states acknowledge the need to better protect critical infrastructure against cyber attacks, national and international efforts have brought limited results. The solution could be a global treaty that strengthens cooperation on this matter.
The Kremlin’s response to the Crocus City Hall terrorist attack demonstrates the risks when political leaders prize loyalty over competence from their national security bureaucracies.
Several developments have contributed to Tunisia’s transformation into a transit point for African migrants, including its porous borders, inconsistent migration policies, the proliferation of xenophobic attitudes, and deteriorating economic conditions.
As illiberal leaders continue to degrade democracy around the world, some pro-democracy activists and candidates are crossing ideological divides to challenge these incumbents.
Rather than radical anti-terrorist measures or some kind of “retribution against Ukraine,” the return of the death penalty and a stricter migration policy are being touted as possible responses to the attack at Crocus City Hall. But neither of those initiatives is guaranteed or imminent.
American leaders and scholars have long feared the prospect that hostile foreign powers could subvert democracy by spreading false, misleading, and inflammatory information by using various media.
The demise of the Roman Empire holds lessons for the EU’s system of governance. To fulfill its purpose of unity, Europe needs to develop a vision of community built on the rule of law and encourage states to cooperate in devising sound policies.
Kazakhstan has leveraged its natural uranium resources to hold the reins in its nuclear fuel–related dealings with China.
Both Republican and Democratic administrations have effectively followed the same blueprint.
California’s local governments are transforming a traditionally mundane function into a strategic lever.
While Mexico has taken an independent foreign policy, it firmly sees itself as part of North America. The U.S. movement to de-risk from China may be pivotal to realizing that vision.
Despite wide vote swings and party switching from election to election, India’s 2024 contest may well be decided by the substantial segment of partisan loyalists who offer unwavering support to their parties.
The process of stopping escalation involves multiple actors on the battlefield and in several capitals.
In this episode of the Carnegie Politika podcast, host Alex Gabuev is joined by Alexander Baunov, a senior fellow at the Carnegie Endowment and editor-in-chief of Carnegie Politika. Together, they delve into the implications of Russia’s official election results for the future of Putin’s political regime.
More generally, Taiwan will need to develop operational plans that address questions of staging, timing, sequencing, and logistics of a protective mining campaign ahead of time.
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