Tag: Regimes & Governance

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Dialogues

Ambassador Philippe Étienne on France-United States Relations, Brexit, and French Politics

GJIA: Recently, we had an election in the United States that was very consequential because we now have a very different president than the one we had before. How do you think…

December 28, 2021

Global Governance

To Promote Democracy in Sudan, Focus On the People

The Chinese word for crisis, consisting of the concepts “danger” and “turning point,” offers a valuable framing for considering how to break a disturbing and chaotic…

December 27, 2021

Conflict & Security

Vaccine Inequity: A Global Security Risk?

The COVID-19 pandemic hit the world with a vengeance almost two years ago. From the beginning, many expected the pandemic to hit the most vulnerable hardest and to increase…

December 20, 2021

Dialogues

Dr. Dieter Dettke on the Future of German Domestic Politics

GJIA: As the Free Democrats officially joined the Greens and Social Democratic Party (SPD) in coalition talks, Christian Lindner said that the Free Democratic Party’s (FDP)…

December 16, 2021

Conflict & Security

The Potential Implications of the Two-State Solution Act

The Two-State Solution Act, proposed by Congressman Andy Levin (MI-09) and co-sponsored by several other Democrat lawmakers, may not garner enough votes to pass, but the…

December 14, 2021

Global Governance

Can the International Community Stop Tunisia’s Authoritarian Regression?

On July 25, 2021, Tunisian President Kais Saied issued an emergency declaration and froze the parliament, stripping its members of their immunity; firing the prime minister;…

November 29, 2021

Society & Culture

Stability over Democracy: Western Acquiescence to Tunisia’s Authoritarian Slide

On July 25, 2021, President Kais Saied of Tunisia suspended parliament, claiming to be acting in accordance with Article 80 of the Tunisian constitution. This article gives the…

November 26, 2021

Human Rights & Development

Tunisia: A Failed Democratic Experiment?

Flanked by security officials and traditionally apolitical military officers, President Kaïs Saïed’s July 2021 power grab has plunged Tunisia into its worst crisis since. …

November 12, 2021

Human Rights & Development

Olympic Boycotts in the 21st Century

“Boycotts do not accomplish political goals and only harm the athletes” Before 1992, Olympic boycotts were led by national governments protesting against other national…

October 15, 2021

Human Rights & Development

One Step Forward, Two Steps Backward: How Protest Movements Defend and Deepen Democracy

From 1974 to 1994, the world experienced an unprecedented wave of liberalization, referred to by political scientists as the Third Wave of democratization. For the first time in…

October 3, 2021