Beyond Cairo: Prospects for change in the Middle East
…and socio-economic pressures cannot, on their own, explain the success of mass movements in Tunisia and Egypt. What was also needed to translate discontent into popular mobilization was a set…
Were High International Food Prices An “Early Warning” Of The Arab Spring? Probably Not.
…is available at: https://www.newsecuritybeat.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/FAO-GIEWS-Tunisia.pdf] An April 2012 review of Tunisia’s pre- and post-revolution inflation trends by the African Development Bank’s Chief Economist Complex (Abderrahim and Castel, 2012) makes it similarly…
Beyond Ballots: The Junta Chief’s Elite Management Strategy Ahead of Myanmar’s Elections
…rewarded loyal members of his inner circle with lucrative ministerial posts, reserving top government positions for military officers while limiting civilian technocrats to deputy minister roles. Senior General Saw Maung, who led the…
Options for Strengthening Accountability Mechanisms in Global Environmental Governance
…accountability mechanisms: nurturing mindsets of ‘shared’ accountability based on ethical concerns; enabling ‘broad’ accountability through assessments of progress covering a broad range of implementation efforts, processes and outcomes; and empowering…
Oil, Politics, and Economics: Kuwait’s Balancing Act
…Ministers, the dismissal of Parliament in March 2008, and a new government put in place in May 2008. The biggest worry now is that the ‘tradition’ of political stalemate will…
Breaking Down The Current India-China Border Standoff
…La in Sikkim that saw “aggressive behavior” from “both sides,” leading to minor injuries to troops. He stated that both sides disengaged post dialogue between local Command-level officers as per…
TRANSCRIPT – Naval Competition in the Indian Ocean Region
Brian Finlay (Opening Remarks): Ladies and gentlemen, we’ll just give a couple of minutes for folks to enter the Zoom room and we will launch in 30 seconds or so. Welcome….
Addressing a Resurgent China: A New Mindset for Strategic Competition
…the State Department (July 30, 2025). 24 Minouche Shafik, “How to live in a G minus one world,” Financial Times (July 25, 2025). 25 This term refers to the confrontational…