Turkey’s Erdogan vs. the Protests
What are the political forces driving the protest movement currently sweeping through Turkey?
Slovakia’s Political Crisis Escalates following Journalist’s Murder
The murder of Ján Kuciak has toppled several major figures in Slovakian politics. Will former prime minister Robert Fico be next?
Nation Building & Police Reform: Lessons from Georgia
The world of today has no shortage of failed examples of top-down institution building, but that’s not to say that pulling a failed state back from the brink is an impossible feat.
Egypt: Revolution Redux
Did Egypt’s revolution even succeed, or was everyone a little too eager to accept the comfortable story book ending of a media narrative?
France’s Foreign Policy: Is the Die Cast?
In the last weeks, both a group of diplomats and a former director of the General Directorate of External Security launched methodical attacks questioning President Nicolas Sarkozy’s foreign policy.
UN reform a critical issue in the next decade
Reforming the UN Security Council stands as a key barometer for assessing the international system`s transition from a post-Cold War US hegemony to a more multipolar distribution of economic and military power.
Argentina’s Macri Fights a Political War on Two Fronts
President Mauricio Macri faces a backlash over pension reforms and the recent indictment of former President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner.
The Economics of Islamic Fundamentalism in Bangladesh
Punishing those responsible for a spate of recent blogger deaths won’t be easy given the Islamic fundamentalist ‘state within a state’ that exists in Bangladesh.
Global Forecast (05-12-17)
Good news from Mosul, bad news from Afghanistan, and President Trump angers Turkey by arming Syria’s Kurds.
Analysis: What Greece Owes
Euro zone states, the European Central Bank, and the International Monetary Fund are most exposed should Greece default.