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From Academia to World Politics and Back Again

Romano Prodi

The former European leader reflects on his transition from his academic cloister to rowdy Italian and international politics.Read Article

The Clinton Foundation: Global Operations

Ira Magaziner

Ira Magaziner explains the operations of the Clinton Foundation and the promise of global philanthropy.Read Article

The Shape of Global Democracy

Larry Diamond

Larry Diamond offers his take on the relationship between democratization, authoritarianism, and economic growth. Read Article

The Geopolitics of the Caucasus

Brenda Shaffer

Brenda Shaffer examines how important the Caucasus region is to global politics and to the powers Russia, Turkey, and Iran.Read Article

Global Affairs: Environment, Politics, and Economics

Ricardo Lagos

Former Chilean President Ricardo Lagos explains his regions past and explores the global challenges ahead.Read Article

Are Human Rights Universal?

Larry Cox & John Yoo

Larry Cox, director of the U.S. arm of the indefatigable defender of human rights, Amnesty International, argues that human rights transcend the state, cultures, and all social differences. Meanwhile, Professor John Yoo, well known as the author of the Bush adminstration's torture memo, compels us to consider the delicate balancing act between security and liberty.Read Article

A Response to Nuclear Terrorism Skeptics

Graham Allison

Graham Allison challenges current misconceptions about the risk of nuclear terrorism.Read Article

Elections, Electoral Systems, and Conflict in Africa

Andrew Reynolds

Andrew Reynolds considers the democratization in the context of developing nations in an Africa reeling from ethnic turmoil, the legacy of colonialism, and institutional corruption.Read Article

The Missed Opportunity: Building a CARICOM Developmental State

Anthony Payne

Anthony Payne focuses on the failure of the region to form a cohesive super-national structure to meet the development challenges posed by modern globalization.Read Article

Can Brand Obama Rescue Brand America?

John Quelcz & Katherine Jocz

John Quelcz and Katherine Jocz analyze the current perception of the United States abroad and, by extension, Barack Obama as a symbol of U.S. preeminence in foreign policy.Read Article
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Features
Larry Cox and John Yoo debate the universality of human rights and Romano Prodi reflects on his transition from academic to statesman..

Nuclear Proliferation
Graham Allison revisits his warnings of nuclear terrorism and rebuts his skeptics; Robert Zarate discusses the future of US/Russian Nuclear Cooperation*; and Andrew Grotto examines Iran's determination to acquire nuclear weapons.

Ethnic Conflict in Africa
Andrew Reynolds examines the relationship between democratic elections and ethnic conflict; David Shinn discusses China and the conflict in Darfur; Frank Holmquist and Mwangi wa Githinji write on the politics of ethnicity in Kenya; and René Lemarchand reflects on the crisis in Eastern Congo.

Politics of the Caribbean
Since the end of the Cold War, American foreign policy in Central America and the Caribbean has floundered, and the region has developed with mixed results. This section examines this complex set of economic and political relationships in the region and between the Caribbean and the US.

Essays
A varied range of pieces highlighting the ever evolving role of the state in international politics.