Where Things Stand Following October Legislative Election in Poland
Voters in the European Union’s fifth largest member state turned out in numbers not seen since 1919 to elect the members of...
Breaking Down the Niger Coup d’etat
On Sept. 27, Dr. Cindy Courvile, former United States Ambassador to the African Union, and Dr. Daniel Twining, President of the International...
US-Vietnam Partnership Ensures Indo-Pacific Regional Security
Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh of Vietnam visited Georgetown University’s Walsh School of Foreign Service on Sept. 19 to discuss the United...
Expansion Further Divides BRICS
Leaders from across the globe gathered to attend the 15th annual “BRICS” Summit in Johannesburg, South Africa on Aug. 22, 2023. The...
NATO Leaders Stall Ukraine Membership
At NATO’s founding in 1949, world leaders conceived of the alliance as a containment mechanism to stem Soviet expansion. In subsequent decades,...
Riots Plague France, the Nation’s Most Destructive Pastime
While for many people civil unrest is just as French as baguettes and the Eiffel Tower are, the riots currently plaguing most...
Assad’s Return Signals New Trends in Middle East
On May 19, Middle Eastern leaders welcomed Syrian President Bashar al-Assad to the 32nd Arab League Summit in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. The...
The ‘Israeli Spring’: A ‘Guide for the Perplexed’ to Make Sense of the Current...
Israel is experiencing in the last three months an extraordinary political and constitutional crisis, and the country is in turmoil. After five...
Fear Over Earthquakes Disrupts Georgetown Turks
A 7.7 magnitude earthquake struck parts of southeastern Turkey and northern Syria Feb. 6, 2023; 9,000 individual earthquake aftershocks followed. As of...
Nonproliferation’s Newest Failure
When the world came together to sign the Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty (NPT) in 1968, there was a cautioned optimism that perhaps the...
