Carnegie Endowment for International Peace
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Biden’s team has announced the list of invitees to the U.S. president’s summit on democracy. Who is included—and what does this say about U.S. strategic priorities?
In a change of pace, Ecuador’s runoff presidential election brought conservative businessman Guillermo Lasso to office. But the country’s election also offers some lessons about broader trends in Latin American politics.
In an extraordinary year, the coronavirus pandemic did not deter protesters around the world—despite restrictions on protest rights and the danger of gathering in groups.
After a brief lull early in the pandemic, global protest movements are surging back.
Other democracies have managed to pull back from nativist political rhetoric. It’s past time for the United States to do the same.
Many protest movements have adapted to coronavirus-related restrictions as they fold new public health and economic concerns into their lists of governance grievances.
The crisis atmosphere of the coronavirus response raises the risks of corruption as aid flows to graft-prone healthcare systems. But it’s not too late to put safeguards in place.
Many governments have acted quickly to impose new surveillance measures, but safeguards must be put in place to limit the risks.
Corruption could stifle global efforts to combat the coronavirus outbreak, but the U.S. government can take swift action to prevent the worst outcomes from happening.
After forming a series of governments through U.S. mediators, Afghanistan needs a course correction.