It should come as no surprise that corruption sometimes threads its tentacles through development projects funded by Multilateral Development Banks (MDBs). MDBs are international financial institutions, funded by member countries that extend loans, grants,...
Three months into Donald Trump’s presidency, the White House’s Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP), mandated by Congress to lend scientific insight and technological guidance to senior administration officials, stands disempowered. OSTP’s director,...
China’s impressive economic growth since the turn of the millennium has been accompanied by its expansion onto the international stage. A lot of attention has been given to China’s increased assertiveness within Asia, particularly as it relates to the...
President Trump’s federal spending proposal cuts funding for the International Affairs Budget (IAB) by 31 percent. This reduction is concerning since it would make it difficult for programs funded by the IAB to address global problems—from the crisis in Syria...
As its economy grew by 1.2 percent during the last quarter of 2016, Japan experienced four consecutive quarters of growth for the first time in a decade. Although welcomed, this rate of growth is smaller than in previous quarters and falls considerably short...
Russia is using the on-going Syrian Civil War as an opportunity to secure its strategic objectives through an increased maritime presence in the Eastern Mediterranean. In intervening in the Syrian Civil War on the behalf of the...
Romain Keppene co-authored this article. He is a graduate student at the École des Haute Études Commerciales (HEC) in Paris, France. He formerly worked with the European Delegation to the United States in Washington, DC. European...
The sprawling scandal of corruption in South Korea is a complex and challenging crisis with serious implications not only for the future of Korea’s democracy, but for the personal freedom of its citizens as well. The country...
Donald Trump campaigned on a platform that emphasized economic growth and catalyzing U.S. business development and job opportunities. This continues to be a top priority for him, as evidenced by his proposed corporate tax cuts...
President Donald Trump has come out forcefully against international trade and integration. Although Trump’s opposition to trade is targeted at many countries, the subject of much of Trump’s anti-trade ire has been Mexico. With...
North Korea likely cannot currently hit the United States with a nuclear weapon, but could be able to by the end of Donald Trump’s first term in office. It’s certainly a difficult situation for the United States to be in, and one...
It should come as no surprise that corruption sometimes threads its tentacles through development projects funded by Multilateral Development Banks (MDBs). MDBs are international financial institutions, funded by member...
The Communist Party of China (CPC) controls the largest armed force in the world, the People’s Liberation Army (PLA). Since the PLA’s creation 90 years ago, it has operated as an enforcer of the CPC’s will and currently operates...
Rodrigo Duterte, president of the Philippines, has officially been accused of mass murder and crimes against humanity and recommended to the International Criminal Court by a Filipino lawyer in a much needed, if rather delayed,...
On February 27, 2017, Bangladesh’s Parliament approved a bill that permits children of any age to be married under “special circumstances,” and on March 11, 2017, Bangladesh’s President signed the bill into law. Under the Child...