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Government & PoliticsAfghanistan, United States

Afghanistan’s 2019 Presidential Election: Leading Contenders

Mustafa Aryan

Seventeen candidates are running for the 2019 Afghan presidential election on September 28, 2019.The two leading candidates are the incumbent President Mohammad Ashraf Ghani and Chief Executive Abdullah Abdullah, who…

Government & PoliticsNepal, Southeast Asia

No End in Sight to the Struggle for Transitional Justice in Nepal

Nandita Palrecha

The signing of the Comprehensive Peace Agreement (CPA) in 2006 marked the end of the decade-long civil war between the Maoists and the Nepalese state. The conflict that saw the…

Government & PoliticsIran, Middle East, United States

Washington’s Rationale for Ignoring Iranian Civil Unrest is Inexcusable

Shima Bozorgi

This August is the 66th anniversary of the 1953 ouster of Iranian Prime Minister Mohammad Mosaddegh. Hardliners and those on the left-wing of politics in Iran condemn Mosaddegh’s removal as a…

Government & PoliticsIndia, Kashmir, Pakistan, Southeast Asia

Ending Kashmir’s autonomy will mean wide-ranging implications for India

Mikail Shaikh

India believes its move to repeal Article 370 will ensure security in Indian-administered Kashmir. There is a strong likelihood, however, that it will guarantee the opposite—an enduring condition of violence…

Government & PoliticsAfrican Union, Algeria, Egypt, Morocco, Sudan, Tunisia

The Return of the Arab Spring

Ibrahim Taha

The ouster of Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir on April 11 failed to satisfy the demands of millions of Sudanese protestors, who sought a timely transition to a democratic, civilian-led government.…

Government & PoliticsCorruption, Europe, Ukraine

President of Ukraine Moves to Disband Parliament

Gabriella Gricius

How severe is the standoff between the parliament and the president? After President Volodymyr Zelenskiy was sworn in as Ukraine’s sixth president, his first order of business was to dissolve…

Government & PoliticsDisinformation, Information Operations, Iran, United States

Iran’s Fragile Moments of Democracy May Not Survive the Propaganda Bots

Ali Arfa

A day after Aljazeera published a piece on Mojahedin-e Khalq (MEK), whose Twitter users were targeting Iranian scholars, academics, and journalists in favor of dialogue between the U.S. and Iran, Iranian Foreign Minister…

Government & PoliticsBrexit, European Union, France, Germany, Turkey, United Kingdom

Brexit and the Politics of Islamophobia

Antonio Perra

Since the first Brexit deadline passed, effectively without "exit," we have witnessed especially convoluted developments in this love/hate relationship saga between Europe and Britain, as MPs across the political spectrum…

Government & PoliticsTurkey, United States

Turkey’s Local Elections and the Future of Erdoğan’s Leadership

Ibrahim Taha

Turkey held its first elections since the country formally transitioned to a presidential system on March 31st, 2019. The elections were held amidst warnings of an economic recession, as analysts…

Government & PoliticsAlgeria, European Union, Iran, Sudan, United States, Venezuela

Iran, Algeria, Sudan, and Venezuela Have One Major Similarity

Shima Bozorgi

On matters of history, culture, and geopolitics, Venezuela, Algeria, and Sudan seem distinctly different from Iran. Yet, all four have one thing in common. The seemingly omnipotent regimes in each…

Government & PoliticsEuropean Union, NATO, Russia, Ukraine

The Role of Oligarchs in Ukraine’s 2019 Presidential Elections

Nikola Mikovic

Regardless of who wins the 2019 Ukrainian presidential elections, the country’s foreign policy and geopolitical orientation will remain mostly unchanged. Ukraine will remain aligned with the West and the United…

Government & PoliticsNATO, Russia, United States

Putin’s “State of the Nation” Speech, Examined

Gabriella Gricius

Each year, the President of Russia delivers a "State of the Nation" speech to the country's parliament in which he discusses the current state of the country, what the future…