Tag: Regimes & Governance
240 Articles
- Conflict & Security
War’s Spiral, Peace’s Ascent: Kurdish Politics at the Crossroads of History
Introduction Türkiye has just lived through the very essence of Lenin’s famous words: “There are decades where nothing happens; and there are weeks where decades happen.”…
June 11, 2025
- Global Governance
Why US Foreign Aid Needs Development Diplomats
Introduction On his first day in office, President Trump issued an executive order freezing foreign assistance funds and laying the groundwork to dissolve the world’s largest…
May 29, 2025
- Conflict & Security
How the Trump Administration Can Make the United States and Haiti Safe Again
The Haiti Challenge Since the assassination of President Jovenel Moïse in 2021, the Haitian state has largely collapsed. Today, an unelected, US-backed Transitional Presidential…
May 27, 2025
- Dialogues
“Paradise in Isolation”: Tonga and the Fight for Influence in the Pacific
Georgetown Journal of International Affairs: Tonga’s unique political system combines traditional monarchy with modern democracy. How has this structure affected Tonga’s…
May 15, 2025
- Conflict & Security
The Fall of Bashar al-Assad: Winners, Losers, and Challenges Ahead
Introduction The Syrian Civil War began in 2011 amid the Arab Spring with peaceful demonstrations against the authoritarian regime of Bashar al-Assad. The government responded…
May 7, 2025
- Human Rights & Development
The Long Horizon of Returns to Syria
Introduction On December 8, 2024, the Assad regime in Syria fell after nearly fourteen years of civil war. Over the course of the conflict, more than 6 million Syrians were…
April 30, 2025
- Dialogues
The Future of U.S. Diplomacy
GJIA: Do you agree that the role of a diplomat has changed considerably over the last few decades, with shifts in communication, power dynamics, and cybersecurity? How would you…
April 29, 2025
- Conflict & Security
The Druze Community in Israel: A Model of Minority Integration
Introduction The Druze community, an ethnoreligious minority, holds a unique position in Israel and the broader Middle East. Despite numbering only around one million people…
April 21, 2025
- Society & Culture
Politics, Ideology, and Power in Spanish Football: FC Barcelona and the Tensions Between the Center-Periphery Cleavage
Introduction “El Clásico,” the rivalry between football clubs FC Barcelona and Real Madrid, exemplifies the political and cultural tensions between the center and periphery…
April 18, 2025
- Dialogues
Implications of the 2024 Presidential Election in Mozambique: Insights from Emilia Columbo
GJIA: What were some of the top priorities for Mozambican voters heading into this election? Emilia Columbo: Two priorities were personal security and the economy. Mozambique has…
April 17, 2025