This article examines current diplomatic relations between the European Union (EU) and Russia. It argues that despite the severe strains in the relationship, cooperation between EU member states and Russia…
It has been a tough year since the contested August 2020 presidential election in Belarus. Incumbent Aliaksandr Lukashenka’s claim to have won by a landslide triggered unrelenting nationwide demonstrations. Although…
The failure of governance in Nigeria manifests in the declining capacity of political leaders to recognize systemic risks such as election fraud, terrorist attacks, herder-farmer conflict, armed banditry, and police…
Hungary, once the pioneer of liberal democratic transition, became the first authoritarian Member State of the European Union. How could this happen within the European community, built on…
The Biden administration is pursuing a plan to end the war in Yemen through diplomacy. Peace is essential for a country that has witnessed over a half-decade of battles, bombings,…
With the election of President Joe Biden and the return of the United States to the global effort to combat climate change, the Biden administration should take immediate steps to…
The former Trump administration’s persistent pattern of violating international law has put the United States on the same level as the rogue nations that subvert international consensus and the rules-based…
If climate change is seen as a condition to manage rather than as a problem to solve, then democracy is well suited to address it. Even then, democracy…
As the Antarctic Treaty System approaches its seventh decade, it faces challenges from the impacts of global climate change, calls for increasing economic use of the region, more diverse membership,…
