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Nuclear Asia's Challenges
Authors: Mistry Dinshaw
Published: May 2020

The middle-term challenges of averting a nuclear arms race in Asia are closely linked to the more immediate concern of reversing proliferation in North Korea.
Sudan's Darfur: Is It Genocide?
Authors: Kasfir Nelson
Published: May 2020

In causing civilian atrocities on such a massive scale, has the Sudanese government adopted a policy of cultural annihilation, or has it decided to crush a rebellion to protect its dominance?
Sovereignty Reconsidered
Authors: Lawson Letitia , Rothchild Donald
Published: May 2020

Africans “have begun moving away from colonially designed juridical statehood to fashion empirical formulas that respond to the messiness of their current realities. Only time will reveal whether these new, flexible structures prove an effective response to … state weakness.”
Corruption, Growth, and Reform: The Chinese Enigma
Authors: Sun Yan
Published: May 2020

The cumulative unfolding of corruption's many paradoxes in China has, above all, built up momentum and public support to improve state capacities, rather than further weaken them. Beijing does not suffer a legitimacy deficit despite corruption's staying power as a top public concern.
Repairing China's Social Safety Net
Authors: Hussain Athar
Published: May 2020

Recent years have seen a marked shift away from single-minded emphasis on economic growth toward the development of a ‘harmonious society.’ Progress in improving China's social security system probably will be much quicker over the next 20 years than in the previous 20, but reform will still be piecemeal.
Viva Macao?
Authors: Kurlantzick Joshua
Published: May 2020

The influx of investment in gambling is powering Macao's growth, and Beijing thus far has tolerated the casino boom. In the longer term, however, China could enact policies that would stunt Macao's gambling industry and potentially burst the enclave's economic success.
From Pipedream to Pipeline: A Caspian Success Story
Authors: Shaffer Brenda
Published: May 2020

The goal of winning the pipeline battle was less to gain the moderate volumes of oil and gas in the Caspian than to maintain (in the case of Russia) or attain (in the case of the United States and Iran) significant presence in the region.
Europe's Response to Radical Islam
Authors: Roy Olivier
Published: May 2020

The challenge is not to go at the roots of terrorism, as European government spokespeople never tire of saying…. The challenge is to prevent the radical fringe from finding a broad political base among the local Muslim population.
The Balkans Ten Years After: From Dayton to the Edge of Democracy
Authors: Cohen Lenard J.
Published: May 2020

A decade after the Dayton agreement … progress is being made in the region's overall stability and democratic development. And the role of both Europe and the United States in Balkan affairs has changed dramatically.
From Desert Storm to Metal Storm: How Iraq Has Spoiled US-Turkish Relations
Authors: Kapsis James E.
Published: May 2020

The failure of both the United States and Turkey to recognize and reconcile their divergent strategic interests in Iraq is to blame for much of the deterioration in relations.
Requiem for the Bush Doctrine
Authors: Bacevich Andrew J.
Published: May 2020

The Iraq War has revealed that the armed forces possess nothing like the depth required to implement a policy of preventive war on a sustained basis.
Withdraw Now
Authors: Odom William
Published: May 2020

The invasion of Iraq may well turn out to be the greatest strategic disaster in US history. And the longer America stays, the worse it will be.
Stay to Win
Authors: McCain John
Published: May 2020

When America toppled Saddam Hussein, it incurred a moral duty not to abandon the Iraqi people to terrorists and killers. If the United States withdraws prematurely … it will have done precisely that.
Politics on Edge: Managing the US-Mexico Border
Authors: Andreas Peter
Published: May 2020

The politically tricky challenge is to tap heightened attention and concern over border security in a manner that promotes rather than poisons cross-border cooperation.
Curbing Asian Corruption: An Impossible Dream?
Authors: Quah Jon S. T.
Published: May 2020

Many leaders have adopted ‘hopeless’ strategies that perpetuate corruption instead of stifling it.
China's Africa Strategy
Authors: Eisenman Joshua , Kurlantzick Joshua
Published: May 2020

Beijing has enjoyed considerable success in Africa, building close ties with countries from Sudan to South Africa, becoming a vital aid donor …, and developing military relationships with many of the continent's powers.
Nigeria's Defining Moment
Authors: Esimai Chinwe
Published: May 2020

Nigeria's upcoming vote … could mark either a solid step away from the military past into a democratic future, or a descent into national disintegration.
Conservative Vanguard? The Politics of New Russia's Youth
Authors: Garza Thomas J.
Published: May 2020

The pro-Kremlin youth movement has all the trappings of the old Young Communist League, including the creation of a cult of personality—with Putin in place of Lenin.
Russia Confronts Radical Islam
Authors: Gorenburg Dmitry
Published: May 2020

Policies undertaken by both Moscow and regional governments are only making an already volatile situation worse, especially in the North Caucasus.
The New Threats: Nuclear Amnesia, Nuclear Legitimacy
Authors: Mendelsohn Jack
Published: May 2020

It will be up to the next US administration to remove nuclear arms from the quiver of threat responses and war-fighting scenarios and begin the process of delegitimizing nuclear weapons.
Toy Soldiers: The Youth Factor in the War on Terror
Authors: Benard Cheryl
Published: May 2020

Membership in a clandestine terrorist cell; online linkages with glamorous, dangerous individuals; the opportunity to belong to a feared and seemingly heroic movement complete with martyrs—all of this is inherently appealing to young people.
Latin America's Drug Problem
Authors: Shifter Michael
Published: May 2020

With violence mounting in Mexico and Brazil, and a real risk of deterioration spreading across much of the region, dealing with the drug crisis clearly requires a sharper focus and more imaginative approaches.
Nicaragua's Turning Point
Authors: McConnell Shelley A.
Published: May 2020

Will President Ortega live up to his democratic discourse, or will the state become a hybrid regime, combining procedural elements of democracy with deep wells of authoritarianism?
Bangladesh and the Burdens of History
Authors: Milam William B.
Published: May 2020

The bitter division between the parties goes to the very heart of the state itself, the national vision and the definition of the country.
Toward a New Nepal?
Authors: Chalmers Rhoderick
Published: May 2020

Nepal's political leaders … will find it hard to meet popular expectations while also maintaining the delicate consensus among elites that underlies the politics of the peace process.
A Continent Embraces the Cell Phone
Authors: Hesse Brian J.
Published: May 2020

The mobile phone holds the promise of being a tool for widespread, sustained economic development from the grassroots level up.
Sub-Saharan Small Arms: The Damage Continues
Authors: Stohl Rachel , Myerscough Rhea
Published: May 2020

The small arms trade—both legal and illicit—is having continuing negative consequences in both conflict and post-conflict zones. …
The Party Is Far from Over
Authors: Dickson Bruce J.
Published: May 2020

Does the Chinese Communist Party derive enough legitimacy from economic growth? Can a party-state survive by co-opting some potential challengers while repressing others? So far, the CCP has answered these questions in the affirmative. Yet the debate goes on. This year, as the party's Seventeenth Congress prepares to unveil a new Politburo (same as the old Politburo?), we asked four scholars to offer their latest thinking on the subject.
China's Conflicted Olympic Moment
Authors: Carlson Allen
Published: May 2020

Beijing has worked meticulously to foster the image of China as a responsible power. … At the same time, opposition to us hegemony is one of the pillars of Chinese nationalism.
Why Memory Lingers in East Asia
Authors: Cumings Bruce
Published: May 2020

There has been no closure to either the Korean-Japanese or the Korean war from the North Korean standpoint; neither has come to an appropriate resolution.
North Korea Takes on the World
Authors: Armstrong Charles K.
Published: May 2020

The road ahead for Korean denuclearization and the normalization of us-North Korean relations promises to be bumpy and unpredictable.
Russia and the West: Mutually Assured Distrust
Authors: Goldman Marshall I.
Published: May 2020

In their determination to validate their recovery and return to world leadership, the Russians sometimes overreact, even if in the process this means straining relations with the West.
Russia and Iran: An Anti-Western Alliance?
Authors: Milani Abbas
Published: May 2020

Putin's desire to dismantle what remains of democracy and replace it with a jingoist, messianic, Slavic concoction … makes him and his Russia an ideal ally, and role model, for Iran's pseudo-totalitarian antimodern regime.
The Kremlin's Religion Temptation
Authors: Warhola James W.
Published: May 2020

The government could be enticed into taking the bait of religion by enlisting religious points of reference and symbols, and even the Orthodox Church itself, to advance the aims and interests of the state.
International Cooperation in a Post-Kyoto World
Authors: Mignone Bryan K.
Published: May 2020

The success of any climate treaty actually depends on the actions of only a relatively small group of nations, perhaps 20 or fewer.
The Death of Iraq
Authors: Rosen Nir
Published: May 2020

There is only ignominy left for the Americans, and slaughter for the Iraqis. Iraq has been killed, never to rise again.
The Fragmentation of Palestine
Authors: Robinson Glenn E.
Published: May 2020

Ironically, without concerted effort by all parties to forge a credible Palestinian state, the solution that almost nobody wants will gradually emerge: that of a single, binational state between the Jordan River and the Mediterranean Sea.
The Ebbing Power of Turkey's Secularist Elite
Authors: White Jenny
Published: May 2020

It is not Islam that is the biggest challenge facing Turkey today, but rather the rise … of an intolerant, extreme form of nationalism.
Disruptions and Potential in the Global Economy
Authors: Sachs Jeffrey
Published: May 2020

Will us economic conditions trigger a global slowdown? The answer depends on how macroeconomic policies are managed abroad, and on the vulnerability of foreign financial institutions to the American credit crisis.
Priests, Preachers, and Politics: The Region's New Religious Landscape
Authors: Garrard-Burnett Virginia
Published: May 2020

Latin America may … be ‘turning Protestant,’ but it is not poised for a European-style Reformation, at least not politically speaking.
Italy's Choice: Reform or Stagnation
Authors: Calingaert Michael
Published: May 2020

Probably the best hope for Italy is … a reorientation of the political landscape, in which the center-right and center-left coalitions shed some of their more troublesome supporters and move toward the center, whether together or not.
Ukraine's Orange Evolution
Authors: Kramer Mark
Published: May 2020

Democratic progress in Ukraine is still precarious, but the gains of the past few years mark a dramatic turnaround.
European Politics Gets Old-Time Religion
Authors: Byrnes Timothy A.
Published: May 2020

The reintroduction of religious diversity into European society … is also reintroducing religion, and religiously motivated conflicts, to European politics.
Will the Kenyan Settlement Hold?
Authors: Barkan Joel D.
Published: May 2020

It is possible that in 10 years' time Kenyans will look back on the current crisis as the turning point at which the country came close to political disintegration, but drew back and established a long-term framework for democratic consolidation.
Moscow's New Economic Imperialism
Authors: Goldman Marshall I.
Published: May 2020

Russia's wealth has catapulted it into new power relationships not only with its energy customers, but also with what is still its main rival, the United States.
Pakistan's Perilous Voyage
Authors: Shaikh Farzana
Published: May 2020

Turbulence that results from competition among … rival centers of power might well propel the nation toward shipwreck. …
Iran in Search of Itself
Authors: Sariolghalam Mahmood
Published: May 2020

The intertwined sources of Iranians' identity—Iranian nationalism, Islam, and Westernization—remain an uncomfortable mix.
Women in the Middle East: Progress and Backlash
Authors: Keddie Nikki R.
Published: May 2020

Throughout the region, recent advances in family planning, women's health, and female education and labor force participation have led to greater and more equal participation by women in national life.
For Chávez, Still More Discontent
Authors: Corrales Javier
Published: May 2020

‘Socialism for the twenty-first century’ is looking more and more like political suicide in the making.
Indigenous Movements Lose Momentum
Authors: Van Cott Donna Lee
Published: May 2020

Although isolated victories do occur … contemporary indigenous politics is marked more by retrenchment than by progress.
Waiting Games: The Politics of US Immigration Reform
Authors: Martin Susan F.
Published: May 2020

What the United States needs now is comprehensive reform achieved incrementally to ensure the effectiveness and test the impact of new approaches. Such a strategy has a better chance of convincing skeptics on both sides of the debate.
Globalization, Migration, and New Challenges to Governance
Authors: Choucri Nazli , Mistree Dinsha
Published: May 2020

Perhaps in no other arena is countries' lack of effective control over borders and national access so striking as in the realm of international migration.
Sudan: A State on the Brink?
Authors: Prendergast John , Thomas-Jensen Colin
Published: May 2020

If the international community takes advantage of its newfound leverage, Khartoum's increased isolation, and discontent within the ruling party, Bashir's end may well be in sight.
Is Japan Lost Again?
Authors: Lincoln Edward J.
Published: May 2020

Japanese society may become more inward-looking—absorbed in problems ranging from reforming the economy to coping with a shrinking population.
In China's Economy, the State's Hand Grows Heavier
Authors: Naughton Barry
Published: May 2020

China's policy makers have pulled the economy out of an incipient recession, but at the cost of unleashing a flood of liquidity on the system.
Pax Americana and the Rising Powers
Authors: Menon Rajan
Published: May 2020

While unipolar triumphalists deny historic changes are under way, multipolar pessimists exaggerate the pace of these changes and are cocksure about what lies ahead.
The Surge Was Hell
Authors: Finan William W.
Published: May 2020

The impact on Iraq's stability and security of the 2007 decision to send more US troops remains a matter of debate. A new book highlights the surge's human costs.
How Reform Has Powered Brazil's Rise
Authors: Roett Riordan
Published: May 2020

…After the military rule and the ineffectual civilian governments that the country endured from 1964 to 1994, Brazil has turned the corner.
Perilous Times for Latin America
Authors: Piccone Theodore J.
Published: May 2020

The recent economic downturn has reinforced the view that governments in Latin America need to be stronger. But will stronger states be more democratic?
What Happened to Britain's Labor Party?
Authors: Smith Martin
Published: May 2020

So what if Britain's Labor Party oversaw 13 years of unprecedented economic growth as well as improvements to schools and health care? It's the last year that matters.
Afghanistan's Rocky Path to Peace
Authors: Thier J Alexander
Published: May 2020

Even if all essential parties are interested in a negotiated settlement, getting to yes is no sure thing.
A Tiger Despite the Chains: The State of Reform in India
Authors: Mukherji Rahul
Published: May 2020

Powerful political interests still stand in the way of India's realizing its economic potential.”
In Sri Lanka, the Triumph of Vulgar Patriotism
Authors: Wickramasinghe Nira
Published: May 2020

Rajapaksa's patriotism merges nation and state, and it promotes a love of country based on a particular reading of the Sinhalese people's foundation myth, a reading in which all other groups … are present only as shadows.
What if Pakistanis Strike India Again?
Authors: Ganguly Sumit
Published: May 2020

India showed restraint when Pakistan-based terrorists attacked Mumbai in November 2008. Next time, the Indian public will demand a military response.
African Economies' New Resilience
Authors: Lewis Peter M.
Published: May 2020

Near-term prospects for the region's economies are encouraging when one considers the enormous shocks of the recent crisis and the depth of the global downturn.
Zuma's First Year
Authors: Johnson R.W.
Published: May 2020

So factionalized and divided is the ANC that it is not clear that either the party or the country is still governable.
A New China Requires a New US Strategy
Authors: Shambaugh David
Published: May 2020

The worst thing Washington could do is to operate on autopilot, to assume that past strategies and policies (which have generally served the United States well) are ipso facto indefinitely useful.
The Enigma of Russian Mortality
Authors: Eberstadt Nicholas
Published: May 2020

How could a literate European country with a traditionally strong technical and scientific base gradually but inexorably retrogress toward a Third World mortality profile?
Eastern Europe's Balancing Act
Authors: Wilson Andrew
Published: May 2020

The Eastern European states are best understood as balancers rather than joiners. Freedom of maneuver is their priority—not hitching their fate to either the EU and NATO or Russia.
The Not So Wise Men
Authors: Finan William W.
Published: May 2020

A recent book on the development of Soviet studies in America highlights the hazards of mixing politics with scholarship.
A Crisis of Global Governance?
Authors: Ikenberry G. John
Published: May 2020

The rise of newly powerful states and the growth in security interdependence are creating pressures for the reform of global governance.
America, the Ambivalent Leader
Authors: Chivvis Christopher S.
Published: May 2020

Global governance still requires leadership that articulates a constructive, practical vision for international cooperation.
Does the WTO Need to Change?
Authors: Schott Jeffrey J.
Published: May 2020

The World Trade Organization is in disrepair. To fix it, and thereby boost global trade liberalization, nations must first successfully conclude the Doha Round of talks.
Fragile State: Yemen in Conflict
Authors: Winter Lucas
Published: May 2020

The Yemeni government … is attempting to assert direct control over an area that so far it has only been able to manage through a delicate balance of patronage networks.
The Paradox of Visibility: Gay in the Middle East
Authors: Whitaker Brian
Published: May 2020

In cultures that pretend homosexuality doesn't exist, or view it as a Western perversion, gay men and lesbians are forced to lead furtive lives.
Global Aging and the Crisis of the 2020s
Authors: Howe Neil , Jackson Richard
Published: May 2020

The risk of social and political upheaval could grow throughout the developing world—even as the developed world's capacity to deal with such threats declines.
The Asian Century? Not Quite Yet
Authors: Kurlantzick Joshua
Published: May 2020

For all its economic might, Asia remains, overall, so much poorer than the United States that the region will take decades to catch up—if it catches up at all.
Globalization and the Problem of Evil
Authors: Sorensen Alan
Published: May 2020

Reconciling a belief in progress with the past year's blows to liberal institutions, economic integration, and international security is challenging but hardly impossible.
Welcome to the Post-Western World
Authors: Szabo Stephen F.
Published: May 2020

A more pluralistic, less structured security system [will incorporate] a decline in America's power [and] a rapid increase in China's relative power, but without an accompanying willingness or ability to take on global responsibilities.…
Toodle-oo, Lula: Brazil Looks Forward with Dilma
Authors: Roett Riordan
Published: May 2020

All chief executives want their presidencies defined by their own initiatives and policies, not by a predecessor's legacy.
Prepared or Not, Latin America Faces the Challenge of Aging
Authors: Leeson George W.
Published: May 2020

The next 40 years … are projected to witness a veritable explosion in the number and proportion of older people in the region.
The Revolution Must Be Televised
Authors: Finan William W.
Published: May 2020

A collection of essays by Timothy Garton Ash argues that Europe's velvet revolutions succeeded by broadcasting images of popular defiance: images now recurring elsewhere in the world.
A Tale of Two Manmohan Singhs
Authors: Bagchi Indrani
Published: May 2020

Through the longest-running administration of any prime minister since Nehru, India's economist-politician has failed to reform either the economy or the government.
Why India Is Becoming Warier of China
Authors: Joshi Shashank
Published: May 2020

Beijing's recent behavior has strengthened hard-liners in India by legitimating the assumptions on which their worldview is built.
Shooting for a Century: The India-Pakistan Conundrum
Authors: Cohen Stephen P.
Published: May 2020

What prevents South Asia's two largest nations from resolving a conflict that threatens to persist for decades more? Hint: Kashmir is not the root of the problem.
Education in Africa—The Story Isn't Over
Authors: Winthrop Rebecca
Published: May 2020

Strategies to promote access to schooling are necessary but not sufficient for achieving successful learning for all of the region's children and young people.
Southern Africa Beyond Caricature
Authors: Finan William W.
Published: May 2020

A new book traces the political development of South Africa and Zimbabwe through the personal histories of leaders who started as revolutionaries and became presidents.
Myanmar: The Next Failed State?
Authors: Kurlantzick Joshua
Published: May 2020

China, other Asian nations, and the United States remain unprepared for Myanmar to spark a refugee crisis, a large-scale conflict along its borders—or even a nuclear breakout.
Islamism After the Arab Spring
Authors: El Sherif Ashraf
Published: May 2020

It makes no sense today to divide Arab politics into neatly crafted opposites, the ‘Islamist’ versus the ‘civil democratic’ blocs.
Salvation Stories
Authors: Finan William W.
Published: May 2020

A new book portrays 12 iconic Latin Americans—politicians, poets, revolutionaries—who sought to set right the wrongs of the past, often with ambiguous results.
The Misdiagnosed Debt Crisis
Authors: Gros Daniel
Published: May 2020

A few nations' public debt problems have become a systemic, area-wide financial crisis because of the fragility of the European banking system.
Can Italy's Monti Save the Euro?
Authors: Hopkin Jonathan
Published: May 2020

Italy may reluctantly accept being ‘saved by Europe’ once again. But…[if] the country turns back to populism, there will be dramatic consequences for the governance of the European economy.
Afghans Look at 2014
Authors: Barfield Thomas
Published: May 2020

While many Afghans are highly ambivalent about the presence of foreign forces in their country, they fear a return to civil war even more.
Coming to Grips with Gandhi
Authors: Ganguly Sumit
Published: May 2020

A book by an American journalist takes into account the Indian nationalist's foibles and flaws as well as his historic contributions to political theory.
The China Threat and the “Pivot” to Asia
Authors: De Santis Hugh
Published: May 2020

America's expanding military footprint in Asia may be more of a provocation than a deterrent to China's aggressive behavior.
The Next Russian Revolution
Authors: Shevtsova Lilia
Published: May 2020

With an elite that seeks only to protect its own interests, and without any alternative force in society, crisis is the only thing capable of stirring the swamp.
On R2P, America Takes the Lead
Authors: Weiss Thomas G.
Published: May 2020

“Never again” is not a reality. But as the Obama administration showed in Libya, US leadership can make prevention of mass atrocities a plausible proposition.
The “Turkish Model” in the Middle East
Authors: Tol Gönül
Published: May 2020

The success of Turkey’s democratic experiment and its economic model of high productivity and export-led growth have contributed to the country’s rising image in a region where authoritarian regimes and rentier economies dominate.
Equality and Authoritarianism in the Arab World
Authors: Galal Ahmed
Published: May 2020

A continuation of past redistributive policies in the post—Arab Spring period is not a viable option.
The Mixed News on Poverty
Authors: Krishna Anirudh
Published: May 2020

To make progress toward moving a majority of the world's population into better circumstances, we must adopt a more nuanced view of what constitutes poverty.
Why the World Should Worry About Europe's Disarray
Authors: Zielonka Jan
Published: May 2020

International politics based on law and norms has benefited European countries, and there is no reason to assume that other regions cannot benefit from it too.
Venezuela's Succession Crisis
Authors: Corrales Javier
Published: May 2020

For the opposition to win, the regime must become fairer and more democratic, the ruling party must split, and the opposition must remain united.
Pakistan on the Brink of a Democratic Transition?
Authors: Fair C. Christine
Published: May 2020

Whoever wins in the upcoming elections, the loser will most certainly be the Pakistani voter, who can expect little improvement in governance or accountability.
Why Protests Are Growing in South Africa
Authors: Zuern Elke
Published: May 2020

While the ANC retains a firm grip on power, factionalism within the party, corruption, and an increasing distance from ordinary people undermine its ability to deliver on its promises.
Will Rwanda End Its Meddling in Congo?
Authors: Turner Thomas
Published: May 2020

[T]he arrest of Ntaganda and his trial should serve as reminders to the Rwandan authorities that their interference in DRC is no longer acceptable, if it ever was.
The Scramble for Africa's Farmland
Authors: Lustig Joshua
Published: May 2020

Development expert Lorenzo Cotula, in a forthcoming book, examines investment deals for massive tracts of African agricultural land and their consequences for local people and traditional livelihoods. In doing so he uncovers a number of prevalent misconceptions.
Can Xi's Governing Strategy Succeed?
Authors: Li Cheng , McElveen Ryan
Published: May 2020

[W]ithout gradual but bold reform of the legal system, media openness, and a more accountable and representative political structure, the next phase of economic reform will not go far.
Moscow's Soft Power Strategy
Authors: Tsygankov Andrei P.
Published: May 2020

“Faced with external competition, the Kremlin is preoccupied with reviving internal foundations for Russia's soft power appeal.” Second in a series on soft power around the world.
Russia's Arctic Ambitions and Anxieties
Authors: Baev Pavel K.
Published: May 2020

[P]olicies based on the delusional but popular perception of the Arctic shelf as a ‘treasure chest’ of high-value resources that must be protected by military means have arrived at an inevitable dead end.
Capitalism Reinvents Itself
Authors: Mokyr Joel
Published: May 2020

The economics of a world of information and automation is radically different from that of a world of wheat, steel, and railroads.
Bailing Out Capitalism
Authors: Lavelle Kathryn C.
Published: May 2020

[F]or the democratic political and capitalist economic systems to survive, a government's response to a crisis must rise above the interests of one class alone. Widespread social unrest signals the need to reformulate the regulatory order.
Rethinking Sustainable Development
Authors: Lele Sharachchandra
Published: May 2020

The challenge for sustainable development thinking is to bring … somewhat disparate perspectives into at least a dialogue, if not a convergence.
The Return of Egypt's Deep State
Authors: Norton Augustus Richard
Published: May 2020

Not only was the paramount role of the military unimpeded after the exit of Mubarak, but other key institutions were undiminished in their power.
The Human Population Unbound
Authors: Eberstadt Nicholas
Published: May 2020

Our species has freed itself from formerly binding demographic patterns and limits.
Can America Keep Its Global Role?
Authors: Mandelbaum Michael
Published: May 2020

The United States provides essential services to other countries, but could tire of the task.
Brazil's Ebbing Tide
Authors: Taylor Matthew M.
Published: May 2020

Given a trifecta of ill tidings—street protests, corruption scandals, and economic worries—perhaps the most surprising news is Dilma's resilience as a candidate for reelection.
In Search of Democracy's Secret Recipe
Authors: Finan William W.
Published: May 2020

Scott Mainwaring and Aníbal Pérez-Liñán analyze more than a century of Latin American political history, hunting for the root causes of dictatorship and democracy.
Bulgaria and Romania at Europe's Edge
Authors: Katsikas Stefanos
Published: May 2020

Unless Bulgaria and Romania manage to enact judicial reforms, fight corruption and organized crime, and protect human and minority rights, they will not be able to capitalize on the benefits of EU membership, and will continue to be regarded as second-class EU members.
Turkey's Choice
Authors: Lustig Joshua
Published: May 2020

In his new book, Soner Cagaptay warns that backsliding on democracy will endanger Turkey's growing power and prosperity—as recent events emphatically attest.
South Africa's Emerging Soft Power
Authors: Sidiropoulos Elizabeth
Published: May 2020

“South Africa's moral authority and willingness to play an active role in the world gave it unique leverage with both the global North and the South.” Eighth and final article in a series on soft power around the world.
Rediscovering Internationalism
Authors: Sluga Glenda
Published: May 2020

The world ended up with a League that simultaneously normalized international government and privileged the nation-state as the normative form of political sovereignty.
ISIS and the Third Wave of Jihadism
Authors: Gerges Fawaz A.
Published: May 2020

There is no simple or quick solution to rid the Middle East of ISIS because it is a manifestation of the breakdown of state institutions and the spread of sectarian fires in the region.
Syria in the Abyss
Authors: Weiss Max
Published: May 2020

A new book by journalist Reese Erlich offers a tour of the hell that Syria has become, and an explanation of how it got there. To bring peace, he argues, foreign intervention must end.
The Global Crisis of the Nation-State
Authors: Roshwald Aviel
Published: May 2020

“[I]t is the failure to consolidate or maintain national identities that are cohesive yet adaptable, rooted in shared historical memories yet capable of integrating new ones, that helps generate some of the major threats to peace and stability in today's global environment.” Fourth in a series on resurgent nationalism.
The End of Chavismo?
Authors: Smilde David
Published: May 2020

Perhaps Maduro's biggest deficit is his personal lack of charisma in a government designed by, institutionalized around, and requiring a charismatic figure.
The New Russian Chill in the Baltic
Authors: Kramer Mark
Published: May 2020

Nearly every senior official in Poland and the Baltic countries expressed great unease. Political leaders and military commanders in the region increasingly warned that Putin was intent on undermining NATO's resolve to protect their countries.
Which Way Out?
Authors: Müller Jan-Werner
Published: May 2020

In his new book, the German sociologist Claus Offe analyzes the vicious circles of the Eurocrisis with unrivaled precision. Like others, though, his policy prescriptions tend toward unrealistic hopes.
Freedom and Faith in India
Authors: Nair Neeti
Published: May 2020

A new volume of essays edited by Wendy Doniger and Martha C. Nussbaum examines the Hindu right's influence throughout Indian society—a trend perhaps abetted by liberal taboos.
Surviving Ebola: The Epidemic and Political Legitimacy in Liberia
Authors: Moran Mary H.
Published: May 2020

With each promise of more foreign aid by multilateral donors, the general public assumed that the nation's elites would grow richer while ordinary people were abandoned to die in their homes and on the streets.
The Price of South Sudan's Independence
Authors: de Waal Alex
Published: May 2020

Just a few years after becoming Africa's newest nation, South Sudan is embroiled in civil war and faces bankruptcy despite its ample oil wealth, thanks to a cynical scramble for the spoils of power.
Youth and the Future of the New South Africa
Authors: Mokoena Hlonipha
Published: May 2020

South Africa has reinvented itself repeatedly throughout its history. Now the post-apartheid “freedom generation” is searching for a way to realize its aspirations for a better life.
A Push to End Pacifism Tests Japanese Democracy
Authors: Dudden Alexis
Published: May 2020

[A]n overwhelming majority of Japanese wants to ‘protect' the constitution—using the same word, mamore, that Abe and his supporters use to justify their desire for Japanese troops to fight.
Can Ukraine Save Its Revolution?
Authors: Wilson Andrew
Published: May 2020

A new nation is arguably in the making. However, the economy has collapsed, and not enough has changed in the political system. … [I]t is too early to celebrate even the positive trends as permanent.
The Costs of Peace in Chechnya
Authors: Gilligan Emma
Published: May 2020

Kadyrov is engineering public identity through forced Islamization, manipulating culture for political ends, and marginalizing the Russian constitution.
The Trouble with the Sustainable Development Goals
Authors: Easterly William
Published: May 2020

The UN's new manifesto is a verbose embodiment of the development industry's predilection for grandiose action plans. Spreading ideals of democratic and economic freedom is far more effective.
How Syria Fell to Pieces
Authors: Abboud Samer
Published: May 2020

With major regional powers in disagreement over how to solve the Syrian conflict … military and political stalemate continues, along with the territorial fragmentation of the country, the proliferation of networks of violence, and a humanitarian catastrophe that will have generational consequences.
The International Consequences of Financial Fragility
Authors: Kirshner Jonathan
Published: May 2020

The United States is unrepaired and still vulnerable; Europe is hobbled and encumbered by the patchwork straitjacket of its political economy. The rest of the world, less directly affected by the crisis, is actively searching for something different.
Is Religious Freedom a Western Imposition?
Authors: Toft Monica Duffy
Published: May 2020

A new book finds fault with global campaigns for religious minorities' rights. Its author misses the interaction of local and international dynamics.
Cultural Diversity and Its Limits in Western Europe
Authors: Maxwell Rahsaan
Published: May 2020

The next generation of diverse Europeans will inhabit a world in which cultural mixtures are standard and historical nation-states are the starting points rather than the final definition of culture.
Caste, Representation, and Enduring Inequality
Authors: Chandra Kanchan
Published: May 2020

Although the majority of elected members of Parliament in India now come from subaltern categories, they belong to parties that are dominated by the Hindu upper castes.
Small Lamps of Environmental Heroism
Authors: Jasanoff Sheila
Published: May 2020

India's long-held penchant for big development projects has worsened its severe ecological problems. A new book draws attention to the promise of smaller-scale solutions.
Africa's Emergent Public Sphere
Authors: Obadare Ebenezer
Published: May 2020

[There] appears to be a generally more assertive public sphere, with an ebullience strikingly in excess of the technological resources at its disposal. Seventh in a series on public spheres around the world.
The Specter of Neo-Authoritarianism in the Philippines
Authors: Thompson Mark R.
Published: May 2020

Duterte appeals to those in Philippine society yearning for the reimposition of ‘discipline’ in the spirit of the former dictator Marcos.
Working-Class Resilience in Russia
Authors: Morris Jeremy
Published: May 2020

Workers form the exemplary class of economic, social, and psychological ‘losers’ of the postcommunist transition.
The Soviet Legacy and Women's Rights in Central Asia
Authors: Kamp Marianne
Published: May 2020

While Soviet efforts to promote gender equality are not openly celebrated, the idea planted in the region during that now-disdained era—that men and women should be equal under the law—is still holding fast.
Opportunities and Anxieties for the Chinese Diaspora in Southeast Asia
Authors: Liu Hong
Published: May 2020

[F]or the first time in modern history, a rising China is shaping the relationship, transforming the diaspora's identity …
Why ‘Artificiality’ Fails to Explain Iraq's Woes
Authors: Haddad Fanar
Published: May 2020

[F]ocusing on the supposed consequences of Iraq's artificial foundations diverts our attention from the real issues—cumulative or immediate—that continue to destabilize the country.
Is Israeli Democracy in Danger?
Authors: Waxman Dov
Published: May 2020

Demographic shifts have contributed to an illiberal trend also fueled by five decades of occupation and settlement of Palestinian lands. The new right-wing majority is trying to stifle dissenting voices.
From Scarcity to Abundance: The New Geopolitics of Energy
Authors: Klare Michael T.
Published: May 2020

The world is beginning to move away from reliance on fossil fuels altogether, rendering obsolete many of the strategic plans intended to ensure the safe flow of oil.
Chile's Elites Face Demands for Reform
Authors: Pribble Jennifer
Published: May 2020

The challenge for Chile is to ensure that policy making and governance are democratized further.
Chronicles of Everyday Lawlessness
Authors: Wolf Sonja
Published: May 2020

A vivid account of the criminal violence ravaging Central America shows why many migrants have fled to the United States—and how Washington's policies are deeply implicated in their plight.
What Brexit Means for Britain
Authors: Goodwin Matthew
Published: May 2020

[T]he drift toward Brexit reflected a slow but persistent shift in the overall structure and attitudes of the country's electorate.
Shape-Shifting Illiberalism in East-Central Europe
Authors: Case Holly
Published: May 2020

In Hungary and Poland, populist leaders with authoritarian tendencies have drawn on the cynical power-holding playbooks of the old communist regimes whose traces they vowed to erase.
Where Did the Euro Go Wrong?
Authors: Eichengreen Barry
Published: May 2020

The euro crisis may have been an inevitable result of the ideologically driven arguments for adopting the common currency—or of incompatible national economic philosophies.
Mali's Enduring Crisis
Authors: Wing Susanna D.
Published: May 2020

The surge of resources devoted to antiterrorism has not only been ineffective. It has diverted attention from ongoing failures of the government and political elites to tackle Mali's most challenging issues: corruption and poverty.
A Nigerian President's Disappointing Return
Authors: Obadare Ebenezer
Published: May 2020

Muhammadu Buhari, who made bold promises to clean up the political system and put the economy on a firmer footing, has dashed high expectations with his directionless leadership.
Vietnam's Urgent Task: Adapting to Climate Change
Authors: McElwee Pamela
Published: May 2020

[O]ne-size-fits-all adaptation will not work, given the wide variety of regional impacts in Vietnam.
Everyday Life in Ukraine's War Zone
Authors: Uehling Greta
Published: May 2020

Violence is woven into the stream of consciousness as terrible and normal at the same time.
Trump and the Retreat from Human Rights
Authors: Encarnación Omar G.
Published: May 2020

Despite a storied history, the human rights movement … has not fared well in the twenty-first century.
Has Inequality Led to a Crisis for Liberalism?
Authors: Green Jeffrey Edward
Published: May 2020

The growing wealth gap has eroded support for liberal democracy by exposing its unfulfilled egalitarian promises. A renewal of civic obligations could be the best defense against creeping plutocracy.
The High Stakes of Climate Adaptation in the Middle East and North Africa
Authors: Sowers Jeannie
Published: May 2020

The degree to which states are tolerant of local-level initiatives and mobilization will become only more important as climate impacts intensify.
The Precarious Status of Working-Class Men in Iran
Authors: Khosravi Shahram
Published: May 2020

The sociopolitical transition can be observed best in the shift of the symbolic position of working-class men: from veneration in the first decade after the revolution to condemnation three decades later.
The Strained Marriage of Public Debts and Private Contracts
Authors: Gelpern Anna
Published: May 2020

[S]overeign debt is a complex political institution, which cannot be reduced to creditor coordination or any other contract problem.
The Elusive Goal of Global Food Security
Authors: Naylor Rosamond L.
Published: May 2020

What will it take to meet the global food needs of up to 10 billion people by midcentury in the midst of expanding civil conflicts, human displacement, extreme climate events, and other natural disasters?
Peru's Struggle with the Fujimori Legacy
Authors: McNulty Stephanie
Published: May 2020

Peru is trapped in a cycle of political instability, which prevents a focus on strengthening democratic institutions.
The Pyrrhic Victories of Venezuela's President
Authors: Velasco Alejandro
Published: May 2020

Despite a collapsing economy, Nicolás Maduro's authoritarian moves to neutralize his opponents seemed to be succeeding–until year-end protests showed the working class was finally fed up.
Disillusioned with Dayton in Bosnia-Herzegovina
Authors: Hromažić Azra
Published: May 2020

[T]hrough the complicated, long-term effects of converging postwar and postsocialist forces, the Bosnian state continues to be emptied of its citizens.
Northern Ireland's Twenty Years of Troubled Peace
Authors: Mitchell David
Published: May 2020

It remains an open question whether power-sharing can operate with sufficient mutual trust when the main parties have diametrically opposed aspirations for the future of the region.
Poland's Path to Illiberalism
Authors: Grzymala-Busse Anna
Published: May 2020

The one bright light in this darkening landscape is that Poles remain committed to democracy.
The End of the Mugabe Era in Zimbabwe
Authors: Dorman Sara Rich
Published: May 2020

Zimbabwes politics continues to be driven by a generation that defines itself in terms of its contribution to the liberation war and remains committed to defending that legacy.
A Cambodian Fusion of Personality, Party, and the State
Authors: Path Kosal
Published: May 2020

From local to national politics, the state, the party, and the personal interests of elites have merged into one machine.
Convergences and Divergences Within the ‘New’ Greater China
Authors: Chun Allen
Published: May 2020

What used to be viewed as relatively self-defined polities in a previous era … are now being reconfigured by competing centripetal and centrifugal tensions.
Stalled Social Mobility in Post-Soviet Russia
Authors: Gerber Theodore P.
Published: May 2020

“The fall of the Soviet Union sparked hopes that a Russian middle class would emerge and thrive, but so far it has not.” Second in a series on social mobility around the world.
China's Old and New Central Asian Ties
Authors: Ibañez-Tirado Diana , Marsden Magnus
Published: May 2020

Beijing's ambitious Belt and Road Initiative is modernizing ancient patterns of commerce across the region, but small-scale traders may be left behind.
The Great Recession's Lasting Impact on Labor
Authors: Tilly Chris
Published: May 2020

[G]iven paltry real wages and the soul-crushing and skill-devaluing experience of long-term unemployment, fewer Americans are working at all.
The Upside of a Messier Global Financial Architecture
Authors: Grabel Ilene
Published: May 2020

At least one good thing may have emerged from the crisis: new international lending institutions led by developing nations are challenging and complementing the old US-dominated regime.
A Secret History of the Crash?
Authors: James Harold
Published: May 2020

A new account of the 2008 crisis and the turbulent decade that followed shows how global capitalism's self-inflicted wounds accelerated major geopolitical realignments.
Convergence and Competition Among the New Turkish Middle Classes
Authors: Balkan Erol , Öncü Ahmet
Published: May 2020

“The AKP's neoliberal regime created the ideology and conditions for transformative change in Turkey's new upper-middle-class culture, which trickled down to both the laic and Islamic middle-class factions.” Fourth in a series on social mobility around the world.
Europe and Japan Try to Stave Off Global Disorder
Authors: Fogarty Edward A. , Park Gene
Published: May 2020

[D]o the EU and Japan have the capabilities and resolve to save the global multilateral order—and save themselves?
Terrestrial Thinking
Authors: Lustig Joshua
Published: May 2020

A prominent philosopher of science calls for a radical political realignment to confront the existential threat posed by the climate crisis.
Hurricane Maria's Aftermath: Redefining Puerto Rico's Colonial Status?
Authors: Cabán Pedro
Published: May 2020

Hurricane Maria laid bare the painful reality that Puerto Rico is an inconsequential American territory inhabited by second-class US citizens.
Germany's Post-2015 Immigration Dilemmas
Authors: Triadafilopoulos Triadafilos
Published: May 2020

The German experience shows that liberal democracies are able to develop effective policies and maintain the support of voters when they demonstrate that immigration is in the public interest and can be well managed.
1989 and After: Morality and Truth in Postcommunist Societies
Authors: Tismaneanu Vladimir
Published: May 2020

Nations that endured communist dictatorships must come to terms with the traumas of the past before durable democracies can take hold—a lesson the author learned firsthand in Romania.
The Trouble With Overcoming the Ancien Régime
Authors: Case Holly
Published: May 2020

An ambitious attempt to trace the uneven progress toward liberal democracy over several centuries of European history may have drawn the wrong conclusions for dealing with today's illiberals.
Why European Democracies Are Struggling
Authors: Jones Erik
Published: May 2020

European democracy has always been playing catch-up with popular aspirations for democratic representation.
The Death Wish in Pakistan's Aid Dependence
Authors: Zaidi S. Akbar
Published: May 2020

Pakistani elites' aversion to paying taxes leaves the country dependent on foreign aid and beholden to donors. As Washington cools on its old ally, the Chinese and Saudis may fill the void.
The Long Struggle to Master the Monsoon
Authors: Tagliacozzo Eric
Published: May 2020

For centuries, India searched for ways to escape the deadly cycle of too little water and too much. Pollution and climate change threaten to undo the progress it has made.
Momentum Builds for the Restitution of African Art
Authors: Ogbechie Sylvester Okwunodu
Published: May 2020

Western museums are under pressure to return cultural artifacts looted during the colonial period, as world-class African institutions emerge to claim rights to lost heritage.
Japan's Model of Immigration Without Immigrants
Authors: Chung Erin Aeran
Published: May 2020

[T]he government opted for piecemeal solutions that would temporarily meet domestic needs for labor while maintaining official closed-door policies.
Japanese Ingredients for a Good Old Age
Authors: Danely Jason
Published: May 2020

Convivial meeting places that cultivate a sense of purpose and belonging are a key to happiness among the rapidly growing cohort of elderly people in Japan.