CSPS Fellow Courtney Kayser discusses how we should be hesitant to laud authoritarian regimes as better than democracies when handling COVID-19. Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan show that there have been a variety of authoritarian responses, not all of which have been successful.
CSPS Student Fellow Saffanah Zaini revisits the Saudi Curfew, and how variations in policy and a lack of social distancing has hindered its effectiveness.
Dr. Soyoung Kwon, Director of CSPS Korea, participated as a discussant for the Jeju Peace Institute’s (JPI) online conference series “Webinar series: The 2020 U.S. […]
“The main concern is the delay in reaching an agreement in the SMA talks, which would ultimately lead to the deterioration of the seven-decade-long alliance between the two countries.” writes Jin Seong Choi.
CSPS Fellow Jonathan Hoffman discusses the domestic and international dynamics present in Somalia, and how internal competition between activist and counterrevolutionary blocs are undermining regional security.
CSPS Fellow Caroline Wesson discusses the potential of Technological Cold War between the US and China, what this would in entail, and the reality of the present situation between the two countries.