Kyiv’s Political Feuds Cause Cracks in Ukrainian Unity
Ukrainians on the streets of Kyiv were musing that it had been a week since Russia launched the largest drone assault on the country’s...
Political turbulence limits Latin America’s economic prospects
Latin America has surprised economic analysts for the better this year. In recent weeks, multilateral organizations such as the International Monetary Fund and the...
Rights violations worsen South Sudan political environment
South Sudan’s political journey out of transition government could be harmed by a continual rights violation including repression of the media. And as the...
Africa’s Quest for Economic and Political Change
In order for us to understand the real motives behind the spate of military takeovers in West and Central Africa — eight since 2020...
The Rise of the Gangsta Militariat
The latest crop of putschists across West Africa shares a number of important features with its professional predecessors. Prime among these is a delusional...
Treason in Gabon, Political Crisis in a Number of African Countries
LIBREVILLE — The democratic government of Gabon was overthrown in a coup led by the police and military. The coup plotters said they wanted...
‘Epidemic’ of Coups in West Africa Spark Rethink in Washington
Niger was, in many ways, one of the West’s last and best hopes for a flailing, decades-long counterterrorism campaign in the Sahel region of...
Hundreds of thousands demonstrate in Syria to overthrow Assad regime
Hundreds of thousands of Syrians demonstrated, in various Syrian governorates, to demand the overthrow of the Assad regime, and to hold the criminal Bashar...
The State of Democracy in Southeast Asia Is Bad and Getting Worse
Just when it seemed that the state of democracy in Southeast Asia, already in dire shape, could not get worse, it did. In the...
Hong Kong security chief warns against ‘dangerous’ artistic creations
Hong Kong’s security chief Chris Tang has said the government cannot allow acts that undermine the city’s national security under the pretext of “peaceful...