How Belt and Road Is Upending the Beijing Consensus
When it comes to coal, Beijing is preaching water but drinking wine.
Mali Crisis: A Historical Perspective of the Azawad Movement
A course correction is needed if Mali is to avoid the same fate as Afghanistan.
Pakistani Foreign Policy and the Test of New Elections
What's at stake in Pakistan's upcoming elections?
South China Sea Dispute: Malaysia
In the third article of our series on South China Sea claimants, we examine the historical reasoning, diplomacy, and military dimensions of Malaysia’s claim.
Moldova’s Foreign Policy: Heading East?
Moldova’s foreign policy could swing toward Russia when pro-EU parties face angry voters in elections next spring.
Trump, Carter, and the Folly of Trade Wars
Unless President Trump heeds the lessons of the Carter administration, he’ll be doomed to repeat its failings at the ballot box.
From Popular Representation to International Isolationism: AMLO’s First Seven Months in Power
If AMLO’s first seven months are any indication, it’s going to be a long six years for the Mexican people.
Backgrounder: Iran’s Military Strategy in the Persian Gulf
Iran’s military strategy calls for asymmetric warfare against a much more powerful foe in the United States, with a focus on increasing the military and economic costs of any potential conflict.
Navigating Zimbabwe’s Troubled Transition
Zimbabwe’s new leaders are implementing an ambitious reform platform to right some of the policy wrongs of the Mugabe era. But patience is running thin among the country’s long-suffering population.
Does the Glass Ceiling Really Have 18 Million Cracks in It?
Elizabeth Warren’s candidacy is fighting an uphill battle against militarized masculinity in the United States.