Tag: Regimes & Governance
240 Articles
- Global Governance
The Fourth Coast: America’s New Challenges in the Arctic
Within minutes of the event, national news outlets were covering the disaster and Alaska briefly entered many Americans’ consciousness. However, by the end of the day, with no…
January 25, 2019
- Business & Economics
The Economics of South Korean Demographics
After the Korean War in the 1950s, South Korea’s fertility rate increased throughout the 1960s, leading to a housing shortage and high unemployment. The South Korean government…
January 6, 2019
- Global Governance
Dreaming of a New Crown Prince? Dream On.
If it turns out Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman (MBS) had a hand in the murder of Jamal Khashoggi, Arabian experts could be forgiven for predicting that he will be replaced.…
October 25, 2018
- Global Governance
Brazil’s 2018 National Elections and the Politics of Branding: Why Brazilians are voting for Jair Bolsonaro
There is no single explanation for Bolsonaro’s popularity. For both his original supporters and the more centrist voters who will support him in the second round of the…
October 24, 2018
- Global Governance
Between Scylla and Charybdis: How trivialization and complexity are “compressing” representative democracy
Trivialization is responsible for the erosion of the public sphere through over-simplified, and often polarizing, accounts of reality and political choice. For instance, populist…
July 27, 2018
- Global Governance
The Autocrats’ Comeback: A Cautionary Tale
To consolidate power, these modern autocrats follow the typical authoritarian playbook to impose deep and swift stresses on their democracies: from repressing media and civil…
July 27, 2018
- Global Governance
The Strategy of Fear: Populism, Technocracy, and European Democracy
Europe is home to one of the most ambitious political and institutional experiments in history: the European Union. In the EU, populist movements and technocratic elites have…
July 9, 2018
- Global Governance
Xi Jinping’s Legacy is not Bridges and Pipelines; it’s his Thought
To many analysts, Beijing’s bold plans come at the expense of soft power. This view is incomplete: Xi’s biggest battle is for hearts and minds in the domestic arena. While…
June 28, 2018
- Dialogues
Liberia: A Model for Africa
GJIA: In Liberia, as a government minister and as a private citizen, you have lived and served under authoritarian rulers such as Samuel Doe and Charles Taylor. Many outsiders…
April 12, 2018
- Global Governance
Kenyan Democracy and the Rule of Law
On August 8, 2017, Kenyans went to the polls to elect a president, members of parliament, and officials for the country’s various subnational political jurisdictions. The…
March 28, 2018