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January 29, 2024

Sub-Saharan Africa
The Cult of Dirigisme

Despite repeated failure, faith in closely controlled economies among Africa’s political elites remains strong.

Pictured is an aerial view of a coal-fired power station in South Africa.

December 8, 2023

United States
Election 2024: The Fourth Republican Presidential Debate

Each Friday, I look at what the presidential contenders are saying about foreign policy. This week: Substance took a back seat when four Republican presidential candidates took the debate stage in Al…

Debate

December 11, 2020

United States
Bipolarity is the Wrong Concept for U.S.-China Relations

When it comes to crafting policy, an all-consuming focus on bipolarity could be utterly disastrous. The Biden administration should junk the concept. 

U.S. and Chinese flag cover the foreground of the photo, with the background focused on the U.S. Army and China's People's Liberation Army military personnel attend a closing ceremony of an exercise of "Disaster Management Exchange" near Nanjing, Jiangsu province in China on November 17, 2018.

December 22, 2023

Venezuela
Venezuela: The Rise and Fall of a Petrostate

Venezuela’s ongoing descent into economic and political chaos is a cautionary tale of the dangerous influence that resource wealth can have on developing countries.

People walk past an oil-themed mural in Caracas, Venezuela.

May 1, 2020

Arctic
What’s at Stake With Rising Competition in the Arctic?

A changing climate and growing competition for resources is raising tensions among Arctic nations.

December 15, 2023

Pakistan
Why Pakistan Is Deporting Afghan Migrants

Pakistan’s decision to deport undocumented migrants over perceived security risks is poised to affect almost two million Afghans. 

October 10, 2023

Media
Selective News Avoidance

Benjamin Toff, senior research fellow at the Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism, discusses his research on the increasingly complex relationship with traditional news media that many peopl…

Play Woman walks past a newspaper box in Chicago, Illinois.

January 28, 2020

Nonproliferation, Arms Control, and Disarmament
New START: The Future of U.S.-Russia Nuclear Arms Control

With this major U.S.-Russia nuclear arms control agreement set to expire next year, Washington should coordinate with Moscow for a New START treaty extension to allow for further negotiations and the…