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Protest at the Center of American Politics
Abstract: Recognizing the increasing ubiquity of protest in the United States, this article considers why protest has become so central to American politics. It argues that three factors contribute...
Diamond in the Rough: Latin America and the Global Economic Slowdown
The ongoing economic recovery from the Coronavirus pandemic has been hampered by numerous headwinds, including the Russo-Ukrainian War, unprecedented inflation dynamics, a sharp decline in fiscal...
To Protect the Pledge - NATO Should Tweak Its Consensus Decision Making Process
NATO is to geopolitical security what Augusta National is to the sport of golf; both are exclusive, private clubs with one key feature (collective defense for the former and a premier golf course...
“Death to the dictator!” – Iranian Revolution 2.0?
In Iran, and all around the world, people are demanding that the Islamic Republic of Iran (IRI) recognize the humanity of its citizens and respect their basic freedoms.[i] Heads of states,[ii]...
Zero Trust and Visual Vulnerability: What Does the Deep Fake Era Mean for the Global Digital Economy?
In March 2022, a video of Volodymyr Zelensky instructing Ukrainian forces to lay down their weapons spread across social media. It was not real, but rather a ‘deep fake,’ generated by AI to mimic...
Principles of Modern City Diplomacy and the Expanding Role of Cities in Foreign Policy
Modern city diplomacy finds city governments intervening in nearly all foreign policy arenas traditionally managed by nation-states. These trends are explicable by the same factors shaping the “...
A Turning Point? COP26 and the Global Fight Against Climate Change
Sometimes progress is only visible in hindsight. Such may prove to be the case with 2021—an important year in the fight against climate change, but a year whose ramifications may not be felt until...
Russia and China have become critical allies to Latin America and the Caribbean during the pandemic. The United States should step up.
While the region of Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) remains in troubled waters due to COVID-19, Russia and China have been throwing lifelines with their vaccine diplomacy schemes. The...
International Cooperation in an Age of Technological Competition
Technological and economic decoupling is materializing in some parts of the digital economy, with risks of large global welfare losses. While this is often motivated from a security perspective,...
How the Philippines Can Recover From One of the World’s Longest Lockdowns
One of the world's longest lockdowns has disrupted the growth trajectory of the Philippines. From Asia's darling, it is on the verge of reclaiming its old status as the region's sick man. However,...