TikTok on the Clock — Time is Running Out for the Chinese-Owned Social Media App
The United States must secure itself from TikTok — a potentially irresistible tool in the hands of China, its self-identified ideological adversary.
Protecting Female Refugees from Gender-Based Violence in Camps
Gender-based violence against women is a pervasive issue plaguing refugee camps, and change is desperately needed.
The World Bank Must View Climate Change Through a Gendered Lens
The Climate Change Action Plan (CCAP) outlines the World Bank’s plan to tackle climate change, but leaves out a key demographic: women.
The Development Life: A Guide to Aspiring Professionals
With over 9,000 employees working for the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), international affairs students are exploring the benefits of a career in development. Following long development and humanitarian assistance careers, American Academy of Diplomacy members share their experiences with aspiring professionals.
Deteriorating Spain-Algeria Relations Endangering Energy and Migration Cooperation
Madrid’s recent decision on Western Sahara’s future has angered Algeria and jeopardizes cooperation between the long-time allies.
Australia, Statecraft, and the South Pacific
In the age of great power competition in the South Pacific, the return of statecraft is becoming increasingly important for Australia and other like-minded nations.
The Chinese Communist Party (CCP) Leadership’s Use and Abuse of the Cultural Revolution’s Memories to Justify the Tiananmen Crackdown and Arrest of Marxist Students
While historical analogies help simplify a complex past, such simplification of select memories associated with the Cultural Revolution allows the CCP to justify crackdowns against pro-democracy students and contemporary independent Marxist activists.
North Korea: A Strategy of Coercive Diplomacy
Forging down the path of coercive diplomacy to deal with the DPRK's persistent efforts to become a nuclear weapons state is the best possible option.
A Recommitment to the Culture of Peace: Why the US Must Rejoin UNESCO
In 2020, President Joe Biden promised to reengage the US in diplomacy. However, to carry out his promise, he must rejoin UNESCO and recommit the US to building peace through cooperation in science, culture, and education.
An Uncomfortable Lesson From the Ukraine-Russia War: Challenging the United Nations’ Policy on Nuclear Proliferation
Nuclear weapons will always be loathed for their destructive potential, but it is hypocritical for nations expanding their own nuclear arsenals to mitigate proliferation to vulnerable states.
Europe’s Next Steps in Transatlantic Security
Both sides of the Atlantic would benefit from refreshing transatlantic security, which Europe should lead.
The Champions and Laggards in the Latin American Battle Against Climate Change: Part II
To understand the dynamics of climate change, a challenge that knows no borders, it is important to look at the countries that are championing matters of climate action, and the ones that are falling behind.
The Champions and Laggards in the Latin American Battle Against Climate Change: Part I
To understand the dynamics of climate change, a challenge that knows no borders, it is important to look at the countries that are championing matters of climate action, and the ones that are falling behind.
The Future of the Internet? How U.S. Sanctions Undermine Internet Freedom in Iran
Despite a commitment to promote openness in the global internet, the United States’ sanctions policies undermine the internet freedom of average Iranian citizens.
Portugal: An Empire Revisited
Portugal’s post-crisis recovery champions a reorientation towards the maritime domain, thereby well-positioning Portugal for numerous interconnections supporting trade, investment, and international partnerships.
Fork In the Road: Serbia’s Dilemma
The long winding path that Serbia has found itself has now come to a fork in the road: one way leads East, the other West. As the war in Ukraine carries on, it faces pressure to decide – side with its Slavic brother or embrace a Western way forward.
Myanmar’s Military Junta: A Threat to Regional Stability
ASEAN must work in tandem with China to oppose the military junta in Myanmar that has destabilized the country and soon possibly the region.
China’s Diplomatic Dilemma amid the Russo-Ukrainian War
Russia's invasion of Ukraine has exacerbated Beijing's strategic environment, negatively impacted its geo-economic goals, and violated Beijing's long-held diplomatic principles. Washington should therefore take advantage of this opportunity by driving a wedge between Russia and China through re-engaging Beijing.
Financial Crises in Argentina analyzed through Collective Guilt
By analyzing issues and conflict through the lens of collective guilt, remembering the impacts of globalization and interconnectivity, it is possible to identify the factors that cause or aggravate a certain situation, and therefore create comprehensive and sustainable solutions.
Putin’s Miscalculated Machinations Serve Beijing’s Interests
The Kremlin’s military aggression in Ukraine is a tragic confluence of imperial ambition, deception and civilian casualty. However, it is also a poor signal to Russia’s senior partner – China – to stay away from the country’s Far East. As a former KGB operative, Vladimir Putin understands that maintaining the cohesiveness of such a naturally rich, diverse and vast Russia in the 21st century may come at a cost, again.