Ellen Laipson’s Op-ed in World Politics Review on the Saudi-Qatar Crisis
The dramatic crisis pitting tiny, oil-wealthy Qatar against regional powers Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates and Egypt raises the question of the survivability of the Gulf Cooperation Council, the…
China finds opportunity in Myanmar crisis
The Rohingya refugee crisis emanating from Myanmar’s western Rakhine state has presented an acute challenge to State Counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi’s elected government. It has also provided a unique…
Preventing Pandemics: Ebola and the Global Health Supply Chain
…exacerbated the crisis. Fixing this challenge must be a new global priority. The Ebola outbreak of 2014 began in a remote area of Guinea in December 2013. It spread to…
Sri Lanka’s Oppressive Stability Starts to Crumble
…the economic crisis and response to the ensuing public outrage has garnered widespread condemnation. Sri Lanka’s economic crisis exposes the Rajapaksa family’s increasing consolidation of power, especially to segments of…
Thailand at a Crossroads
…coincidence, the Election Commission acted a day after the army chief suggested that new elections might be a way to resolve the crisis. Apart from the new judicial activism,…
Great Power Competition and Green Protectionism
…to accelerate the country’s green transition.34“The Inflation Reduction Act’s Benefits and Costs,” U.S. Department of the Treasury, March 1, 2024, accessed November 1, 2024, https://home.treasury.gov/news/featured-stories/the-inflation-reduction-acts-benefits-and-costs. This act not only incentivizes…
“Water, Security, and US Policy” – Iran’s Impending Water Crisis
David Michel, Nonresident Fellow in Stimson’s Environmental Security program, contributed a chapter on “Iran’s Impending Water Crisis” to the book Water, Security, and US Foreign Policy. Book Summary: The prosperity…
The Afghan Immigrant Crisis in Iran and the Rise of Afghanophobia
…on Afghan immigrants. The conservative newspaper Jomhuri-e-Eslami newspaper has warned about the immigrants’ high birth rate and called that a threat to national security. Top of FormNegative media portrayals exacerbate…