Revitalizing Endangered Languages
As languages are dying due to threats such as globalization, policymakers must work to create successful language revitalization efforts.
Vaccine Diplomacy: The Next Wave of Great Power Competition
The critical global need for COVID-19 vaccines provides great powers a chance to improve their diplomatic relations–and their international influence–through vaccine diplomacy.
PESCO is in the American Interest
The EU’s Permanent Structured Cooperation (PESCO) supports American interests in Europe, and the Biden administration should vocally encourage PESCO’s implementation.
Migration Policies Around the World: What is Changing?
Misinformation, discrimination, and stigmatization fuel xenophobia around the world. An analysis of the latest development of migration policies, however, may suggest that things are changing.
Russia’s Return to Africa
Russia’s planned naval base in Sudan marks an attempt to regain levels of influence in Africa not seen since the Cold War.
Vaccine Hesitancy in the Post-Soviet Space
Structural issues stand in the way of effective COVID-19 vaccine adoption in the post-Soviet space. Here are ways to address them.
Pipelines and Progress: Laying Down Energy Security in the Heart of Europe
The Visegrad 4 countries have developed the framework for effectively contesting Russian gas hegemony in Europe.
Brave Power: A Principled American Response to China’s Rise
The home of the brave must adopt a foreign policy that lives up to its name to successfully navigate the rise of China.
Is It Time to End the United States Embargo Against Cuba?
Rapprochement between the two nations could help repair an age-old adversarial relationship and spur a new era of collaborative foreign policy in Latin America.
Casting Off: The UK’s Global Agenda will Need to Drop the Fish
The UK must move past internal concerns if it wants global leadership.
Targeting of Aid Workers in Nigeria Highlights Security Sector’s Shortcomings
Nigeria and its international partners must work to securing the country’s northeast if aid workers are to be safe from terrorist attacks.
What Has Changed in Tunisia 10 Years after the Arab Spring?
Tunisia made remarkable democratic strides during the Arab Spring, but several key issues will hinder the country’s further development if not addressed.
Aid Workers Increasingly Targeted by Extremist Groups
Expanding jihadist groups and regional insecurity make the Sahel a risky environment for Western aid workers.
U.S. Diplomacy Post-Trump: Assessing the Foreign Policy Priorities of President-Elect Biden’s Right-Hand Man, Tony Blinken
What will U.S. diplomacy look like under the Biden administration?
Understanding China’s Industrial Policies
Chinese industrial practices have long historical precedents and are unlikely to change as the country seeks to move up the value chain.
Addressing the Shadow Pandemic of Domestic Violence
The United States can fight the increased number of domestic violence cases worldwide due to COVID-19 by passing the International Violence Against Women Act of 2019 (IVAWA).
Russians View Biden’s Presidential Victory As Inconsequential for Bilateral Relations
While most Russians were optimistic in 2016 that Trump’s presidency could improve U.S.-Russian relations, new public opinion data shows that most Russians now believe that neither Trump nor Biden would improve relations with Moscow, and therefore, the 2020 U.S. Presidential Election is irrelevant from a Russian perspective.
Why African 5G Should Be A Priority for the United States
By providing Western 5G alternatives to African countries, the United States can counter Chinese investment on the continent and reforge a relationship with an increasingly important region.
Bolivia’s Massive Interconnected Network of Grassroot Worker Cooperatives Created Underlying Push for Dominant MAS Victory
Following contentious elections, Bolivia’s socialist party looks to leave neoliberal interventionism behind for good.