Why North Korea is such a dangerous place to be successful in politics
North Korea celebrated the 75th anniversary of the foundation of the Korean People’s Army in February. As it showed off 12 of its massive...
Experts Explore What Upcoming Election Means for Kazakhstan’s Political Life
ASTANA – Kazakhstan Institute of Social Development hosted an expert meeting on Feb. 23, exploring what the upcoming parliamentary election means for the country’s...
Another Gaza War? Legal and Strategic Aspects of Israeli Counterterrorism
In its steadily escalating war on Palestinian terror, Israel has a law-based responsibility to limit harm to Arab populations and a concurrent responsibility not...
Post-Earthquake Politics in Syria and Türkiye
Ahead of the EU-led donors’ conference, the political ambitions of Syrian and Turkish leaders extend far beyond humanitarian aid. Western governments must tread a...
People Who Share Ideology Have Similar ‘Neural Fingerprints’
People who share a political ideology have more similar “neural fingerprints” of political words and process new information in similar ways, according to a...
Just Like ‘Real’ Socialism, ‘Real Feudalism’ Has Never Been Tried
The lines of ink of the Communist Manifesto, published 175 years ago today, have led to oceans of blood. Since Karl Marx issued his...
Civil Liberties Groups: European governments continued weakening democracy in 2022
In a democracy, we decide how our elected representatives use the powers and resources we’ve delegated to them. When citizens are in charge, we...
Iran Aims to Gain Stronger Foothold in Central Asia
Almost a year since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, the Central Asian region continues to grapple with the ripple effects of the changing geopolitical environment. ...
The Persistence of Great-Power Politics
At the Munich Security Conference in February 2022, mere days before the Russian invasion of Ukraine, Annalena Baerbock, Germany’s newly minted foreign minister, argued...
4 takeaways from this year’s important Munich Security Conference
Dubbed the Davos of Defense, the Munich Security Conference attracts heads of state, generals, intelligence chiefs and top diplomats from around the world. With...