Tag: Regimes & Governance
236 Articles
- Dialogues
The Future of Belize-U.S. Relations with Ambassador H.E. Daniel Gutierez
GJIA: Last year, Belize’s vote for the UN resolution condemning the United States’ recognition of Jerusalem as the capital of Israel raised some concerns that this move would…
February 23, 2018
- Global Governance
Australia’s Election to the UN Human Rights Council
Australia’s goals on the UNHRC Australia’s campaign for a seat on the UN Human Rights Council began like any other, with a laundry list of promises and arguments in favor…
December 8, 2017
- Global Governance
What’s Going on in Catalonia?
On the day of the referendum, the Spanish authorities could not thwart large-scale turnout, despite the use of police force. On 6 October, the Catalan government announced that 2…
December 5, 2017
- Global Governance
Baghdad Confronts Iraqi Kurdistan over Independence and Kirkuk
Both sides share responsibility for the instability and the quarreling. On the one hand, by including the disputed territory of Kirkuk in the referendum and declaring it…
November 28, 2017
- Global Governance
Venezuela Is in a Dark Place, But There Are Ways Forward
The electoral gambit followed four months of protests that also failed to bring about any change in government policies, leading many in the opposition to despair about any…
November 15, 2017
- Dialogues
The U.S.-Pakistan Relationship with Ambassador Aizaz Ahmad Chaudhry
GJIA: From your time as a Foreign Secretary to now being the Pakistani Ambassador, what are the major changes you’ve seen in the relationship between Pakistan and the United…
October 30, 2017
- Dialogues
The Future of Cyprus with Cypriot Ambassador Leonidas Pantelides
How do you think your conflict with Turkey [regarding Turkish Cyprus] will turn out within the next decade? We don’t call it conflict with Turkey, of course. We are engaged…
October 25, 2017
- Society & Culture
Laboratory of Democracy? Turkey’s Scientific Institutions After the July 15 Coup
Established in 1963 to support state-led economic planning, the Scientific and Technological Research Council of Turkey (TÜBİTAK) identifies and promotes areas where government…
October 7, 2017
- Human Rights & Development
Time for Renewal of Religious Independence in Uzbekistan
Over the centuries, Muslim scholars from Uzbekistan have contributed much to history. The Uzbek mathematician Al-Khorezmi is widely known as the “Father of Algebra.” The…
September 21, 2013
- Global Governance
View From Beirut: Failures of the Lebanese Political System
Lebanon is, for lack of a better phrase, a failed state. Living there, I have found this as the most important, yet least understood, fact in attempting to grant Lebanon its…
August 23, 2013