What comes next in the US–China trade war? 20 May 2019The escalation of tit-for-tat tariffs between the United States and China is now in the danger zone. Surely, reason will ultimately prevail. At […] Read More
What Happens Next in Venezuela? Moises Rendon 13 May 2019Venezuelans came close to ousting Nicolás Maduro from power last week. According to reports, Venezuelan opposition leaders have been negotiating with key military and […] Read More
Re-politicising policing in China Suzanne Scoggins 17 April 2019In late February, reports surfaced that police officers in Beijing have been appointed to top positions in grassroots Communist Party cells around the city. This […] Read More
A New Arab Spring? Jon B. Alterman 17 April 2019Abdelaziz Bouteflika’s immunity to the protests that swept the Middle East in 2011 always seemed a little surprising. There was no obvious reason […] Read More
Behind the scenes of India’s upcoming election Ramesh Thakur 09 April 2019On 10 March 2019, the Election Commission of India (ECI) announced the Lok Sabha (lower house) election poll schedule. That’s right — it was […] Read More
Erdogan’s Electoral Setback and Its Aftermath Bulent Alireza 09 April 2019On March 31, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan suffered a major rebuke at the hands of Turkish voters when his Justice and Development Party […] Read More