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Commentary
Navigating the United States-Northern Triangle Enhanced Engagement Act
March 10, 2021 | Daniel F. Runde, Linnea Sandin The United States-Northern Triangle Enhanced Engagement Act is intended to advance economic prosperity, combat corruption, strengthen democratic governance, and improve civilian security in El Salvador, Guatemala, and Honduras and curb irregular migration from the region.

Commentary
Global Political Protests and the Future of Democracy
March 5, 2021 | Samuel Brannen From Moscow to Yangon, political protests are the most visible front in the global contest between authoritarianism and democracy and a top issue for the new Biden administration.

Commentary
Providers or Enforcers? The Duality of Security Forces’ Roles in Covid-19 Response Efforts
October 7, 2020 The duality of security forces’ roles in Covid-19 response efforts can present a dilemma for their governments and for international donors. Security forces can both serve as able providers and facilitators of assistance but also as coercive enforcers.

Commentary
Good Governance and Corruption in the Caribbean: The Haitian Challenge
October 6, 2020 | Georges A. Fauriol The past decade has witnessed a decay of established democracies’ commitment to democratic principles, and in turn, a qualitative decline in adherence to the norms and institutions of democracy worldwide. How does this relate to Haiti?

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.

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.

Critical Questions
Why the United States Should Care about the WIPO Election
December 12, 2019 | Daniel F. Runde, William Alan Reinsch The World Intellectual Property Organization is about to have a turnover in leadership. As the role of IP continues to grow in international trade, how it conducts itself and protects business-sensitive information will be critical for U.S. national interests.

Report
Iraq as a Failed State
November 12, 2019 | Anthony H. Cordesman Iraq shows all too many signs of returning to the kind of internal instability that led to low level civil war in 2011 and the rise of ISIS, and that undercut any efforts to bring stability and defeat extremism in all of America’s military efforts in the region.

Critical Questions
Lebanon’s Government Collapses
October 30, 2019 | Jon B. Alterman CSIS’s Jon Alterman analyzes the implications of the collapse of the Lebanese government following Prime Minister Saad Hariri’s resignation on October 29.

Commentary
Why Iraq is “Burning”
October 25, 2019 | Anthony H. Cordesman Iraq shows all too many signs of returning to the kind of internal instability that led to low level civil war in 2011 and the rise of ISIS, and that undercut any efforts to bring stability and defeat extremism in all of America’s military efforts in the region.

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