Conflict Minerals Legislation: Shooting at the Wrong Target… Again
Guest post by Nik Stoop and Marijke Verpoorten On January 1, 2021, the European Conflict Minerals Act came…
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Remember This? Brexit
The COVID-19 pandemic, coupled with domestic unrest in America and the looming US presidential election, has eclipsed other…
The Costs of a “New Cold War” Are Higher than You Think
Guest post by Nicholas Sambanis, Stergios Skaperdas, and William Wohlforth Great power rivalry is back, and so, unfortunately,…
Civil Society to the Rescue?
By Evan Perkoski and Erica Chenoweth Widespread pro-democracy protests have engulfed Belarus over claims that the recent presidential…
Will the Protesters Return? Civil Disobedience in the Time of COVID-19
Guest post by Olga Onuch, Gwen Sasse, Henry Hale, Volodymyr Kulyk and Felipe G. Santos With government bans on…
Why We Struggle to Address Invisible Threats: COVID-19 and Cybercrime
By guest contributor Divya Ramjee We are fighting an “invisible enemy.” The phrase has been frequently used to…
Diversions: Brexit
This week’s Diversion takes us back to 2016, a few weeks after the June “Brexit” vote in Britain,…
AnalysisUS Designates White Supremacist Group a Terrorist Organization
By Brian J. Phillips This week the United States designated the ultranationalist Russian Imperial Movement a terrorist group,…
In a Pandemic, Should the Experts or the Politicians Be In Charge?
Guest post by Chiara Ruffa and Kristine Eck Democracy theorists have long explored the tensions between experts and…
“Never again”? The Rise of Right-Wing Terrorism in Germany
By guest contributor Celina Hübner Since the end of World War II, “never again” has been a guiding…