Chayes and Teachout on Corruption
Millions of people in the developing world encounter corruption every day, in the form of bribes they have to pay to go about their daily lives. But there’s an insidious form of corruption that permea...
9 Jun 201729min
Tellis on Afghanistan’s Taliban problem
As the recent horrific bombings show, there are no easy solutions in Afghanistan. The conflict is the United States’ longest-running war, and despite the billions of dollars that have been spent in fo...
5 Jun 201719min
Sadjadpour on Iran's Presidential Election
On May 19, Iran elected a new president. Centrist incumbent Hassan Rouhani won by a comfortable margin in a high-turnout election, defeating hardline cleric Ebrahim Raisi. With the dust settled, what ...
26 Mai 201723min
Vaishnav, Kapur and Mehta on Rethinking Indian Public Insititutions
18 million people are estimated to work for the Indian national government, and that number doesn’t include India’s regional and state governments. Yet, compared to the size of the Indian population—1...
19 Mai 201729min
Youngs on Europe's Relationship with Russia and Ukraine
Europe’s relationship with its eastern frontier is at a turning point. Russian President Vladimir Putin’s invasion of Crimea in 2014, and the ensuing crisis in Ukraine, has forced the EU to reevaluate...
12 Mai 201718min
Brattberg and Vimont on the French Presidental Elections
The French presidential elections have captured attention around the world as the populist firebrand Marine Le Pen faces off with political newcomer Emmanuel Macron. As the final round of voting appro...
4 Mai 201723min
Toby Dalton Reviews the 2017 Nuclear Policy Conference
As tension grows on the Korean peninsula, dissension simmers over the future of the Iran Deal, and conflict brews on the India-Pakistan border, the global nuclear landscape is more complicated than ev...
27 Apr 201730min
Hamzawy on New Activism in Egyptian Politics
Egypt is going through an unprecedented period in its history. In the space of a few years, the most populous country in the Arab world witnessed huge street demonstrations, the overthrow of longtime ...
21 Apr 201729min
