Since declaring independence thirty-four years ago, Moldova has navigated a precarious geopolitical position between two major powers: the Russian Federation and the European Union. Following years of domestic corruption…
In this interview, Emilia Columbo, senior associate with the Africa Program at the Center for Strategic and International Studies, analyzes the recent presidential election in Mozambique. She discusses…
The democratic institutions created for Northern Ireland with the Good Friday (Belfast) Agreement in 1998 have not functioned for some 40 percent of the ensuing twenty-five years. This is, in…
Transitional democracies, particularly in Africa, often produce flawed elections where judicial processes are shoehorned into determining the outcome of elections. Questions inevitably arise surrounding how this rising judicialization affects both…
Peru’s recent protests have been the most intense in the country in at least a century, leaving a tragic toll of at least sixty human lives. The causes of the…
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has sparked nationwide protests and international controversy by pushing forward a package of legislation that would fundamentally restructure the Israeli government. After a string of…
Since the end of 2021, the Nicaraguan government has made a series of sweeping attacks on universities—some of the last pockets of vocal government opposition in Nicaragua. Critics have argued…
Long considered a bastion of democracy in Africa, Senegal held elections for its departmental, municipal, and city councils in January. Opposition figures won several key positions, including the mayorship of…
Trust between citizens and their states is crucial for resilience in the face of COVID-19 and the global challenges on the horizon. Ironically, the pandemic has magnified a particularly consequential…
France is one of the United States’ oldest allies. The relationship between the two countries dates back to the Revolutionary War. Today, France and the United States cooperate…
