Tag: Regimes & Governance
236 Articles
- Business & Economics
The Political Economy of Venezuela and PDVSA
In total, there have only ever been fifty-eight hyperinflations worldwide, and Venezuela is the only country in the world currently experiencing hyperinflation. On January 1,,…
February 26, 2020
- Human Rights & Development
Building a Multi-Directional Transnational Solidarity Movement
Within this predominant relationship, the colonial mindset continues to influence our understanding of who needs help, who is responsible for the conditions of those in need, and…
February 13, 2020
- Forum
What Can FEMA Learn from the Historic 2017 Hurricane and Wildfire Seasons?
One of the crucial lessons that has emerged from 2017 is that FEMA cannot, on its own, bring about recovery after a disaster strikes. However, FEMA can offer resources that will…
January 28, 2020
- Conflict & Security
Nationalist Underpinnings of Turkey’s Damaging “Kurdish” Policy
Nationalist histories are deliberate and ideological narrations of joys, fears, and hopes that a collective shares. They are deliberate because, as Benedict Anderson put it,…
January 27, 2020
- Conflict & Security
Civil-Military Relations in Pakistan: Positive Evolution or More of the Same?
While the Army has not eschewed intervening in domestic politics in recent years, it has cooperated more with Islamabad’s civilian leadership. Knowledgeable observers believe…
January 24, 2020
- Conflict & Security
Towards a New Endgame in Venezuela
Latin America entered this decade with high hopes: strong economic growth promised to propel much of the region ahead into prosperity. Many Latin American countries made…
December 18, 2019
- Human Rights & Development
The “Anti-Corruption Drive” in Bangladesh: Where is it Going?
The so-called anti-corruption drive was initially received with excitement and great enthusiasm in the media and in public discourse. However, in the past month, it has become…
December 16, 2019
- Global Governance
The Different Levels of Geopolitics of the Arctic
Fortunately, with more attention comes more comprehensive knowledge as well. Several scholars have now debunked the notion of “resource wars” in the North, due to the sheer…
December 5, 2019
- Conflict & Security
False Positives in Thai Counterinsurgency
The insurgency began in January 2004. It currently involves three-and-a-half Muslim-Malay majority provinces in southern Thailand and has exacted a heavy human cost—roughly 7…
November 15, 2019
- Conflict & Security
False Positives in Thai Counterinsurgency
The insurgency began in January 2004. It currently involves three-and-a-half Muslim-Malay majority provinces in southern Thailand and has exacted a heavy human cost—roughly 7…
November 15, 2019