Regimes & Governance

The United States leads in healthcare spending in the developed world, yet its health outcomes remain among the poorest. This low return on investment (ROI) for healthcare spending has undermined…

Contemporary populism presents itself as the champion of free speech and enemy of censorship. Its critiques of the media are wrapped in fiery defenses of free speech against the “censoring”…

An Interview with Dr. Othon Anastasakis, Senior Research Fellow at St Antony’s College and Director of the European Studies Centre and South East European Studies at Oxford University.

Hezbollah is widely known as the world’s most powerful sub-state actor. However, it suffered a serious military defeat at the hands of Israel in the latest conflict. This article explores…

In an interview with GJIA, Portugal’s Ambassador to the United States, Francisco Duarte Lopes, discusses the success of the Portuguese economy, the country’s energy and digital transformations, and…

The Maijuna-Kichwa Regional Conservation Area (MKRCA), collaboratively managed by local Indigenous communities in the Peruvian Amazon, exemplifies conservation success. However, the area is under threat by a proposed highway development…

Russia’s use of quasi-private military companies, most notably the Wagner Group and its successor, the Africa Corps, has bolstered undemocratic regimes while expanding Russian influence in the Sahel.

In this conversation, Professor Kevin Featherstone reflects on the EU’s response to Greece’s financial crisis, tracing how austerity measures were implemented and where they fell short. He highlights the…

Balochistan, Pakistan’s largest and westernmost province, spans 44 percent of its landmass yet remains its most sparsely populated and politically marginalized region, home to just 14.8 million of…

This dialogue with Lukas Kantor explores the secretive trans-Atlantic Bilderberg Group. Kantor explains the purpose of the Bilderberg Meetings for Western geopolitical cooperation and argues that Bilderberg membership can be…