Floods Threaten Global Trade Hub

Raging floods in Thailand disrupt global supply chains and exports, threatening economic security
Pavin Chachavalpongpun
October 24, 2011

South Korea’s Nuclear Weapons Temptation

Alarmed by the US in decline, South Korean hardliners push for nuclear-weapon development
Lee Byong-Chul
October 14, 2011

Emerging Democracies Coy on Denouncing Syrian Repression

Focused on their own security, India, Brazil, South Africa hesitate to promote democracy elsewhere
Christophe Jaffrelot
October 10, 2011

Japan in a Post 3/11 World – Part I

After a triple crisis, Japan’s politics are in gridlock over nuclear power
Daniel Sneider
October 5, 2011

Burma Delivers Rebuff to China

Shelving of gigantic Chinese hydroelectric dam could be a signal to the West
Bertil Lintner
October 3, 2011

After the Arab Spring – Part III

Turkey rises as a model for democracy and new relationships with the West
Dilip Hiro
September 26, 2011

Through the Venezuelan Looking Glass

Absurd policies emerge from scapegoating and alternative belief systems
Ricardo Hausmann
August 4, 2016

In Humayun Khan and His Family, A Complex Portrait of Patriotism

Powerful convention speech is a testament to the highest US values
AJ Willingham
August 1, 2016

Erdogan Targets More Than 50,000 in Purge After Failed Turkish Coup

Turkey’s political divisiveness could spill across borders
Humeyra Pamuk and Ercan Gurses
July 20, 2016

Turkish Forces Try to Crush Remnants of Coup

Turkey military coup attempt failed: damage for democratic rights, NATO partnership?
Orhan Coskun and Gulsen Solaker
July 17, 2016

Electorate Tremors: The Era of the Angry Voter Is Upon Us

Fearful voters long for borders, local control and closed economies
Julia Amalia Heyer, Gordon Repinski, Mathieu von Rohr, Christoph Scheuermann and Holger Stark
July 15, 2016