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Government & PoliticsBelarus, Kazakhstan, Poland, Russia, Ukraine

Corruption in Eastern Europe & Central Asia Is On the Rise

Gabriella Gricius

According to Transparency International’s Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI), corruption appears to be on the rise in Eastern Europe and Central Asia. To the well-read citizen, this is not surprising. Reports…

Government & PoliticsBrazil, Colombia, Peru, United Nations, United States, Venezuela

Trial by Fire: Guaidó Calls on Venezuela to Oust Maduro

Emily Tatum

Stoking the Flames Venezuela kicked 2019 off with a turbulent and fragile political start of the year. President Nicolás Maduro began his second presidential term on January 10th. The May…

Government & PoliticsAfghanistan, India, Iran, Middle East, NATO, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, United States

The Politics of Ballots over Bullets: Afghan Elections and Peace Process

Tamim Asey

The electoral scene is set for the Afghan presidential elections. Eighteen candidates have registered themselves for what is ultimately expected to be a tight race between the incumbent, President Ashraf…

Government & PoliticsEuropean Union, Georgia, NATO, Russia, United States

Georgian Constitutional Reforms Alter Presidency

Gabriella Gricius

The election coincides with constitutional reforms that will change Georgia's system of governance. After a contentious election and subsequent runoff, Salome Zurabishvili claimed victory as the next President of Georgia.…

Government & PoliticsDonetsk, European Union, Luhansk, Russia, Ukraine, United States

November Elections in Eastern Ukraine Unlikely to Bring Major Change

Gabriella Gricius

The elections threaten an increasingly unstable status quo in Ukraine's eastern provinces. On November 11, elections will be held in the self-proclaimed Donetsk and Luhansk People’s Republics (DPR and LPR,…

Government & PoliticsLatvia, Russia

Pro-Russia and Populist Parties Gain Support in Latvia

Gabriella Gricius

As Latvia's election results were tallied on the first Saturday of October, many domestic and international observers were shocked to see that the center-left, pro-Russia "Harmony" party won 19.9 percent…

Government & PoliticsCatalonia, European Union, Germany, Italy, Portugal, Spain, United States

The New European Triumvirate: Spain as a Leading Power in the European Union

Cameron Vaské

Madrid Returns to European Politics The Global Financial Crisis of 2008 left Spain scrambling to reassemble a broken economy and combat soaring unemployment. European austerity measures and Catalonian dreams of…

Government & PoliticsChina, Tibet, Xinjiang

The Chinese Communist Party’s Biggest Fears are Separatism and an Economic Crisis

Joshua Ball

The Chinese Communist Party is likely to maintain its monopoly on power in China for the foreseeable future. However, the party isn't without its vulnerabilities. The Chinese Communist Party (CCP)…

Government & PoliticsArmenia, Lebanon, Nagorno-Karabakh, Russia

Armenia’s Hardliners Try Going Mainstream

Grigor Atanesian

This article was originally published on Eurasianet. Sasna Tsrer, the gunmen behind a bloody 2016 rebellion, are forming a political party and positioning themselves as allies of the new government.…

Government & PoliticsChina, Japan, South Korea, United States

Winning the LDP Election Won’t Win Shinzo Abe Constitutional Revision

Meg Bittle

Abe's lack of accommodation for a wary Japanese public will limit his ability to push through a revision of Article 9 of the country's constitution. Prime Minister Shinzo Abe will be…

Government & PoliticsArmenia, Russia

Armenian Investigators Charge Head of Russia-Led Security Bloc with “Subverting Public Order”

Joshua Kucera

Armenian officials emphasized the case was only about internal affairs, but the response from Russia was not enthusiastic. This story was originally published by Eurasianet. Amid a period of heightened…

Government & PoliticsCentral African Republic, Russia, Ukraine

The Escalating Crackdown on Journalists in Russia and Belarus

Gabriella Gricius

The suppression of free media in Russia as well as other post-Soviet states like Belarus is not without precedent. Whether through denying journalists the right to cover a story without…