The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) is the world’s most effective collective defense alliance, playing a fundamental role in the structure of transatlantic security. For the United States, NATO ultimately proved triumphant when the Cold War ended...
At the end of February 2018, the Leonardo DiCaprio Foundation announced that it reached a debt-for-nature agreement with the Republic of Seychelles. As part of the deal, private investors (including the Foundation) purchased $20 million of Seychelles’...
As Washington seeks to achieve more favorable security conditions in the upcoming negotiations with North Korea, the Trump administration must continue to maintain pressure on Pyongyang. However, the administration misses a crucial part of the North Korean...
A recent report from the National Endowment for Democracy (NED) highlighted the rise of China’s “sharp” power in Latin America. Sharp power builds upon the classic work of Joseph Nye, who developed the concept of soft power, or efforts to exert influence...
The Trump administration rightly wants to make sure that the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) works for ordinary Americans. However, instead of abolishing NAFTA altogether, the Trump administration should focus on reforming it to serve better the...
A recent proposal to modernize the Food for Peace program could bring much-needed and long-overdue reform to U.S. policy on international food aid. The proposal comes at a dire time for the state of food security around the...
The announced summit between President Trump and Kim Jong-un surprised and shocked the world. The meeting between these two leaders will be historic as these two states have had almost no direct diplomatic contact since the end...
The phrase “smart city” is on the lips of urban planners and policy makers everywhere in recent months. Cities from London and Barcelona to Hangzhou and Rio de Janeiro are being hailed as “smart,” “wired,” and “networked” with...
Brazil, like many countries, has a fake news problem. In fact, a BBC World Service poll last year indicated Brazilians are more worried about fake news than citizens of any other country. Of more concern than simply the...
The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) is the world’s most effective collective defense alliance, playing a fundamental role in the structure of transatlantic security. For the United States, NATO ultimately proved...
At the end of February 2018, the Leonardo DiCaprio Foundation announced that it reached a debt-for-nature agreement with the Republic of Seychelles. As part of the deal, private investors (including the Foundation) purchased $20...
Costa Rica is currently between the two rounds of its 2018 presidential elections, to be decided on Sunday, April 1. In an historic electoral cycle, the country’s traditional parties have been left out of the second round. Meanwhile, Mr. Fabricio Alvarado...
As Washington seeks to achieve more favorable security conditions in the upcoming negotiations with North Korea, the Trump administration must continue to maintain pressure on Pyongyang. However, the administration misses a...
The Intermediate-range Nuclear Forces (INF) Treaty has been in danger of collapsing in recent years. Russia has been developing a new ground-launched cruise missile that contravenes the treaty, and NATO has raised concerns over...
The Trump Administration generated headlines with the recent decision to withhold $65 million in funding from the United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA). While Trump’s tweets and comments to the press would suggest that...