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April 3, 2017

Americas
International Pressure on the Maduro Regime

The Venezuelan constitutional chamber’s decision last week to dissolve the National Assembly has made it abundantly clear that Maduro’s Venezuela is an authoritarian regime. The judiciary is at the b…

July 20, 2016

Politics and Government
Corruption, Nigeria, and the United States

Nigeria’s notorious corruption was a centerpiece of the 2014-2015 presidential campaign of Muhammadu Buhari, and fighting it has been a centerpiece of his administration. Abuja is an important Washin…

Corruption, Nigeria, and the United States

March 28, 2018

China
Why Does Everyone Hate Made in China 2025?

China's grand plan to bolster hi-tech industries at home is not receiving much love abroad. There's a good reason why. 

A man walks past a billboard at 2017 China International Robot Show in Shanghai

March 10, 2017

Cyber Week in Review: March 10, 2017

Here is a quick round-up of this week’s technology headlines and related stories you may have missed: Surprise! The CIA spies on people! Wikileaks published a trove of Central Intelligence Agency do…

December 27, 2016

United States
The Odebrecht Settlement and the Costs of Corruption

It is hard to overstate the meaning of the settlement announced by U.S. authorities on December 21 with Odebrecht. Under this "largest-ever global foreign bribery resolution,"[1] the construction gia…

A sign of the Odebrecht SA construction conglomerate is pictured in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, February 26, 2016 (Reuters/Ricardo Moraes).