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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…

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

Foreign Threats to Ukraine’s National Security Distract from Internal Disorder

Gabriella Gricius

While the world focuses on the threat posed by Russia to Ukraine, domestic issues are at the root of many of the country's troubles. That is not to say that foreign…

Government & PoliticsBrazil, China, Colombia, Russia, United States, Venezuela

Venezuela’s Economic Collapse & the Rise of Authoritarianism

Joshua Ball

Venezuela is in the midst of a significant political and economic crisis that will have wide-ranging implications for regional security.As the conflicts in Ukraine and the Middle East, and the…

Government & PoliticsChina, Iran, Russia, Syria, United States, Venezuela

Venezuela is Now a Dictatorship

Miguel Angel Latouche

Less than 20 countries worldwide have recognized the re-election of Nicolás Maduro as Venezuela’s president. Fewer than half of Venezuela’s registered voters participated in the South American country’s May 20…

Government & PoliticsArmenia, Azerbaijan, Nagorno-Karabakh, Russia

“Velvet Revolution” in Armenia Indicates a Stronger Russian-Armenian Relationship

Gabriella Gricius

Armenia isn’t likely to pivot away from it’s ties to Russia anytime soon. In the wake of former Armenian President and Prime Minister Serzh Sarkisian’s resignation on April 23, a…

Government & PoliticsNicaragua, United States

Nicaragua protests threaten an authoritarian regime that looked like it might never fall

Kai M. Thaler & Eric Seth Mosinger

After a week of political protest in Nicaragua, at least 38 people – and possibly over 60 – are dead. President Daniel Ortega, whose government once seemed unshakable, has emerged weakened in the face of protesters demanding…

Government & PoliticsChina, United States

Xi’s Power Consolidation a Signal of an Impending Economic Crisis?

Joshua Ball

China may have domestic security and economic concerns to grapple with this year. The Chinese Communist Party's careful preparation for a change of direction was realized in mid-October during its…

Government & PoliticsGermany, Hungary, Poland, Russia, United Kingdom

What Viktor Orban’s Victory Means for Europe and Russia

Farrah Barber

Viktor Orban is a symbol of anti-communism and the face of nationalism in a Hungary that is increasingly ostracised by its neighbors. The European ‘bad boy’, Viktor Orban, the man…

Government & PoliticsChina, European Union, Russia, United States

Geopolitical Trend: Authoritarianism Spreads Around the Globe

Joshua Ball

Authoritarianism is emerging as an attractive alternative to liberal democracy for a growing number of countries worldwide. Authoritarianism is a form of government characterized by strong central power and limited…