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Blog Post
The US and China: Not Number One
December 21, 2020 | Shining Tan, Scott Kennedy
From Trustee China Hand

It is almost universally believed that the United States and China are locked in a strategic competition of epic proportions. But in many areas of social significance, both the US and China are not number-one. 

Report
Civilian Protection through Civilian Control: An Overlooked Piece of Security Sector Assistance in the Sahel
December 9, 2020 There is no capacity-building for civilian control commensurate with the emphasis on building military capabilities. Humanitarian goals in the Sahel could be achieved sustainably by adjusting security sector assistance to expand civilian capacity to control the military.

Report
The Fabulous Five: How Foreign Actors Prop up the Maduro Regime in Venezuela
October 19, 2020 | Moises Rendon, Claudia Fernandez The Maduro regime continues to survive due to support from five key allies: Russia, China, Cuba, Iran, and Turkey. These allies have distinct financial and geopolitical motivations for propping up the Maduro regime and thus merit specific and nuanced policy approaches.

Commentary
Ending Violent Conflicts Requires Preventing Them in the First Place
October 1, 2020 | Erol Yayboke A recent bipartisan law represents a meaningful opportunity to shift U.S. policy towards greater prevention efforts that could ultimately end endless wars. It will be up to whomever wins the presidential election to fully execute this shift.

Commentary
To Prevent Violent Extremism the Next Administration Should Think beyond the Military
September 14, 2020 | Erol Yayboke Military solutions to violent extremism do not work, yet the United States continues to deploy them across the globe. The next administration should prioritize a better, civilian-led approach.

Blog Post
Thunder Out of Congress on China
September 11, 2020 | Scott Kennedy
From Trustee China Hand

By some measures the 116th Congress has been more outspoken on China than any of its predecessors.

Report
The Spectrum of Encryption: Safety and Security Considerations
August 31, 2020 | Lindsey R. Sheppard, Joseph Federici Encrypted communications are becoming ubiquitous while the global encryption policy landscape is fracturing. Policymakers around the world must adapt their approaches to balance safety, security, and privacy more deftly as national choices have international impact.

Newsletter
Turmoil at U.S. Agency for Global Media Undermines Information Policy for North Korea
July 14, 2020 | Robert R. King Michael Pack was sworn in as the new head of the U.S. Agency for Global Media (USAGM) a few days after he was confirmed by the United States Senate on June 4, 2020. 

Interactive report
Countering Russian & Chinese Influence Activities
July 1, 2020 | Heather A. Conley, Cyrus Newlin, Rachel Ellehuus, Amy Searight

Moscow and Beijing’s toolkit for influencing democratic societies has evolved. Using Germany, the UK, Japan, and Australia as case studies, CSIS explores what traits made these democracies vulnerable to foreign influence as well as the sources of their resiliency.

Commentary
Can I Stay or Can I Go Now? Longer-term Impacts of Covid-19 on Global Migration
April 20, 2020 | Erol Yayboke Covid-19-related disruptions to global migration are unprecedented. As remittances correspondingly decrease, these disruptions could have long-term impacts on migration flows and thus on economic growth, global inequality, and on the well-being of migrants themselves.

Commentary
Seeking a Path to Europe, Refugees and Migrants Ultimately Turned Back by Covid-19
April 2, 2020 | Erol Yayboke, Joseph S. Bermudez Jr. Confrontations between Greek forces and thousands trying to enter Europe erupted after Turkey opened its side of the border to refugees. Temporary resolution came only as fears of the spread of Covid-19 forced the refugees to return to other parts of Turkey.

Report
The Age of Mass Protests: Understanding an Escalating Global Trend
March 2, 2020 | Samuel Brannen We are living in an age of global mass protests that are unprecedented in frequency, scope, and size. Last year’s mass protests are part of a decade-long trend affecting every region of the world, the frequency of which have increased by an annual average of 11.5 percent.

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