Should ECOWAS Rethink its Approach to Coups?
This article originally appeared in International Policy Digest on January 31, 2022. On January 9, the West African bloc...
A Nation Must Think Before it Acts
Should ECOWAS Rethink its Approach to Coups?
A nation must think before it acts.
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Beijing’s Olympic Moments, 2008 and 2022: How China and the Meaning of the Games Have, and Have Not, Changed
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Lithuania Fever in Taiwan: Can China Break It?
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Great Power Competition and Beijing’s Olympic Moment
The assessments and conclusions in this analysis are those of the author alone and do not necessarily represent those...
Chinese Economic Engagement in Africa: Implications for U.S. Policy
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Tokyo, Beijing, and New Tensions Over Taiwan
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Moscow’s Compellence Strategy
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At the Double: Poland’s Military Expansion
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Kazakhstan’s System Malfunctions
It may be a cliché, but Kazakhstan’s ongoing dramatic crisis recalls one of Lenin’s most famous quotes, “There are...
A Tale of Two Elections: Lessons from the Very Different Trajectories of Democracy in Taiwan and Hong Kong in December 2021
Two elections, both postponed for months by authorities citing the difficulties and dangers of voting during the COVID-19 pandemic,...