In this interview, we speak with R. Clarke Cooper, former U.S. Assistant Secretary of State for Political-Military Affairs and current nonresident Senior Fellow at the Atlantic Council. Mr. Cooper explores…
Under President Jair Bolsonaro, deforestation of Brazil’s Amazon rainforest surged as the government cut the budgets of environmental protection bodies and submitted them to military control. In 2023, newly elected…
China has frequently used informal economic coercion (IEC) to influence foreign governments to adhere to its foreign policy objectives. Given China’s focus on spreading its influence in the Global South,…
As China seeks to bolster its presence and influence in the Middle East, it has actively engaged in conflict resolution efforts, facilitated discussions between Palestinian factions, condemned harm against civilians,…
Despite claims that Xi Jinping’s leadership has adopted a more aggressive foreign policy driven by nationalism, the effect of national identity on Chinese foreign policy has been consistent in the…
In this article, I historicize the Gaza war from the joint vantage point of Israeli Jews and Palestinian Arabs through the perspective of collective violence. The Israeli Jewish and the…
South Korea’s unprecedented ultra-low fertility requires a paradigm shift in the country’s approach to the family. The government should take bold steps to support children and their families while recognizing…
As climate change escalates, millions of people are projected to be displaced in the coming decades. However, the people displaced in the context of climate change and natural disasters, colloquially…
Over the past decades, the adoption of digital technologies has been a major transformative force across the world. In their new book, The Digital Double Bind: Change and Stasis…
Over the past decade, to strengthen its political alliances with countries such as Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Mexico, Israel has turned to the NSO Group, a powerful…
