Brexit is complex and controversial, and the form it takes will impact the UK and Ireland in particular for generations. Steps must be taken to ensure voters have a say in the form it takes.
Since the thaw in inter-Korean and North Korea-United States relations in early 2018, South Korea’s President Moon Jae-in has called for the easing of sanctions against North Korea to encourage Kim Jong-un to continue the denuclearization process. Meanwhile,...
This past month, the British Prime Minister Theresa May and her government have scrambled to break the parliamentary deadlock, following the proposal’s January 15th defeat. The race against the March 29th deadline has thrust many questions into the fold...
Although the Trump administration pays little attention to the Americas outside of U.S. concerns with the “Troika of Tyranny,” the administration is taking a stance against immigration from the region into the United States and at combatting Chinese influence...
Has liberal democracy come under threat in yet another country? On October 28th, 2018, Jair Bolsonaro won Brazil’s presidential election, defeating Fernando Haddad of the Workers’ Party (PT) by 55.2% to 44.8%. Bolsonaro, previously an army captain, has served...
Populism is partly due to the undermining of one’s identity by globalization. Intercultural exchange programs are the answer to combatting populism. When governments embrace these programs, multiculturalism becomes normal and...
Venezuelan migration continues to flow throughout the region and must be addressed by the hemisphere. However, Caribbean policies toward these migrants are inefficient. If the Caribbean can replicate Latin American policies, the...
A review assessing how Dylan Riley’s thesis in Civic Foundations of Fascism in Europe–that fascism is a form of “authoritarian democracy”–holds consequences for conceiving democracy beyond the confines of liberal ideology.
The United States must increase its investment and engagement abroad in order to maintain its influence as China continues to advance its Belt and Road Initiative.
China’s central government is driving a massive innovation campaign. This has the potential to rapidly transition China from a cheap goods manufacturer to a technological powerhouse. It could also fail miserably.
Catalan separatists are effectively holding the stability of Spanish democracy hostage.
Oil price volatility transfers to social and political volatility in states which rely on hydrocarbons to power their economy. Venezuela is a cautionary tale of how wrong this can go.
In the Americas, the multitude of regional organizations allow states to bypass the limitations of each organization and weakens the effectiveness of regional institutions. Rather than creating new organizations, the region...
Agreements with third-countries aimed at discouraging the flow of asylum seekers into Europe are as necessary as they are flawed. The EU now has the opportunity to bring asylum policy exclusively into its own realm of governance,...
While China aggressively pushes for Taiwan to reunify under China, Taiwanese identity continues to decouple from Chinese identity.