After the full-scale invasion of Ukraine, the Russian Orthodox Church publicly embraced the war, sparking a crisis of conscience for priests and parishioners alike.
Turkey continues its balancing act, siding with the West on Ukraine but relying on Russia to pursue its ambitions of becoming a regional energy center. While progress toward bringing Turkey closer to the West will have its limits, there is scope for more cooperation between Brussels and Ankara.
The state’s democracy innovations will be front and center, and some races will be closely watched as early indicators of possible November outcomes.
The political debate in Latin America's largest democracy looks less destructive than it used to be.
Recent signs point to a rekindling of relations between Turkey and the West, particularly on action relating to Ukraine, but long-term energy dependencies indicate that Turkey and Russia will remain close partners for the foreseeable future.
When a society’s institutions fail to adapt to changing circumstances, sclerosis follows.
Keeping all options open could serve deterrence—but does nothing to help Ukraine now.
A comprehensive look at Germany’s nuclear weapons policies in the twenty-first century.
The two Koreas are mired in an intense security dilemma, which could cause future crises between them to spiral quickly into a possible, large-scale war.
Putin’s state of the nation address should have been a mere pre-election formality, but it left an extremely chilling impression of an unraveling spiral of escalation.
This essay provides three reasons why the world needs a global AI compact, what it will hopefully achieve, and the role of different stakeholders in this process.
Data is a social construct, it is never neutral because it depends on who produces, relays, even reconstructs it.
What is the current state of democracy within Europe's walls?
Democracies have been falling all over the world in recent years. The decline has largely occurred at the hands of elected leaders who use their popularity to ride roughshod over their countries’ institutions, destroying oversight by a thousand cuts.
An extraordinary parliamentary session in Transnistria was a bid to attract international attention and a signal that the de facto state is ready to escalate.
Based on discussions that took place at the Global Technology Summit 2023, this essay delves into the economic case for DPIs.
Revamping Brazil’s grand strategy is a formidable task, and the timing is urgent—the G-20 summit is just ten months away.
This volume digs into South Korea’s experiences with digital standards and standardization and draws attention to Korea’s distinctive digital policy. It then compares Korea’s experiences to those of the United States and other Asian players, notably Malaysia and Japan—grading all four countries in key areas.
The cranes at U.S. ports are the latest target in the Biden administration’s efforts to secure supply chains and mitigate cybersecurity risks.
Why the new status quo in the Middle East might look a lot like the old one.