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Why Venezuela Matters: New York Times

April 30, 2019
Maduro has presided over Venezuela's corrupt and mismanaged government since 2013, with violence, hunger and hyperinflation. Maduro refuses to engage in peaceful transfer of power. Venezuela, with ample oil supplies, should be among the world’s wealthiest nations. Yet 30 million citizens must...

缅甸和美国采取暂时性措施

November 4, 2009
自从缅甸于1988年宣布戒严令开始，它与美国的关系就一直处于紧张状态。但正如缅甸问题专家戴维•斯坦伯格（David Steinberg）所言，随着弗吉尼亚州参议员吉姆•韦布（Jim Webb）和美国助理国务卿库尔特•坎贝尔（Kurt Campbell）分别于近期和本周出访缅甸，美缅两国的关系开始出现解冻迹象。虽然如此，但上述发展事态仅表明两国为关系正常化所采取的暂时性措施。首先，尽管美国总统奥巴马（Obama）业已承诺要检讨美国针对其眼中的问题国家的政策，但考虑到美国政府目前正深陷其中的其他事务之规模，缅甸能够得到的政策关注实在有限。其次，在两国建立更多正式关系之前，缅甸军政府需要转变职能，...

What Is Behind Europe's Rising Islamophobia?

January 7, 2015
Europe has long been viewed as a beacon for human rights, though a few extremists – whether Islamophobes or jihadists – seem intent on wrecking that reputation. European nations are seeing a surge in nationalism and extremism, against a backdrop of arson attacks on mosques and a chilling terrorist...

Algerian Protests Continue: Washington Post

April 26, 2019
In the weeks since Algerian President Abdelaziz Bouteflika’s resignation, the country continues to witness widespread upheaval in pursuit of democracy. Algerians expect more than a change in top leadership. “Protesters are more emboldened in seeking a dismissal of the remaining vestiges of the...

Children and Covid-19: Wired

May 26, 2020
With Covid-19’s emergence in 2019, researchers quickly noticed that the disease was especially lethal for older people and suggested that while children could carry the virus their symptoms were mild. Then reports emerged in Europe and the United States of children entering hospitals with fever,...

Obama in India: Taking the Partnership Global

November 5, 2010
Increased trade and an urgent need for global governance have shifted the nature of the US-India relationship from bilateral to strategic in nature, explains Teresita C. Schaffer, director for the South Asia Program with the Center for Strategic and International Studies. In just a decade, a...

Fundamental Failures

July 23, 2008
South Africa confronts many struggles: Unemployment is high, crime has increased dramatically, and the government fails to provide even the most basic security for its citizens. In terms of infrastructure, power failures are common and supply problems are foreseen in other critical areas such as...

Lula: The End of Latin American Populism?

December 13, 2002
For nearly a century, populism has been the most pervasive and successful campaign strategy in Latin America; however, as a political and economic tactic once in office, it has consistently betrayed its followers. Quite frequently, populist regimes – democratic or authoritarian – deliver short-...
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