World
A Sea Change: the Creation of Busan’s “Floating City”
There is little to be certain of in the world, save the swellings of populations and seas. As the two are occurring intractably and in tandem, environmental catastrophe in coastal cities is at the fore of climate concerns. Nearly half…
Between Two Populisms: Colombia’s Choice
On May 29, 2022, millions of Colombians voted for change. Since 1998, the country’s broadly right-leaning governments have all been heirs to an old political establishment. Two of its past four presidents — Andrés Pastrana and Juan Manuel Santos, directly…
Advocating from Abroad: A Conversation with Ukrainian Student Activist Anastasiia Pereverten
Anastasiia Pereverten is a Ukrainian student activist who is currently an exchange student at the University of Wyoming in the UGRAD program. She is the only student from Ukraine at UW, and when Russia invaded Ukraine, she began to advocate…
Building the House: An Interview with the National Democratic Institute’s Dickson Omondi
Dickson Omondi is the National Democratic Institute’s regional director for Southern and East Africa. He has over 20 years of experience in political party strengthening, legislative development, advancing electoral integrity, and civil society development work. His experience at NDI has involved long-term and short-term assignments to over 10 countries in Sub-Saharan Africa including Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania, South Sudan, Sudan, Ethiopia, Malawi, Zimbabwe, Nigeria, and South Africa.
Vaccines and Bolsonaro — Can Brazil Have Both?
Despite poor management of the COVID pandemic, Brazil’s current President remains a fairly strong contender for the 2022 elections.
A New Course: Germany’s Pivot on Energy and Security
With a population eager to respond to the invasion of Ukraine and a government aware of the long-term security and economic vulnerabilities, Germany has decided to detach itself from Russian oil and gas while revolutionizing its industry and military might. These sweeping transformations are here to stay.
The Energy Trilemma: Ukraine Invasion Exposes Energy Insecurity in Europe
“Our continued reliance on fossil fuels makes the global economy and energy security vulnerable to geopolitical shocks and crises,” warned United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres on February 28th in response to the release of the most recent Intergovernmental Panel on…
Weapons of Mass Dissemination: Open-Source Intelligence in War
On June 13, 2009, hundreds of thousands of Iranians poured into the streets of Tehran to protest a corrupt presidential election. Over the next six months, the protests evolved from random demonstrations to a coordinated nationwide resistance to the Iranian regime. This outburst of political activism — known as the “Green Movement” — was driven by internet-based organizing.