No matter how the final negotiations come out around August 20, a number of very central conceptions and policies were critically wounded during the dramatic, months-long bailout confrontation between the Greek government and its major creditors (the troika of the...

It is always dangerous to be optimistic about sagacity and proportionality among the policy makers in Pakistan. Yet the ghastly December 16, 2014 slaughter by the Pakistani Taliban of over 145 people—132 school students, 10 of their teachers, three soldiers and...

In a recent report, Afghanistan after the Drawdown: U.S. Civilian Engagement in Afghanistan Post-2014 and at a May 7 panel discussion at CSIS, Jerry Hyman proposes that the civilians concentrate on good governance and economic growth while paring...

Three primary factors will define post-2014 Afghanistan: security, governance, and the economy. Security is uncertain at best, notwithstanding the optimistic public projections of the U.S. military leaders.

In the region more widely, it is time to change U.S. policy with the adequate imagination and ambition required of any response to the Arab uprisings. But policymakers need a strategy they can realistically implement within very palpable economic and political constraints....

Because Abe need not face another national election until summer 2016, Japan may finally have a stable government for the first time in almost a decade. But will the July 2013 electoral victory embolden him to pursue his nationalist agenda, or will he remain moderate and...

A recent oil discovery marks a turning point not just for Uganda, but for all of East Africa as the region becomes a major player in the world’s oil market over the next decade. Here's how Uganda and others can avoid the "resource curse" of endemic...

U.S. policy toward the Americas is at a crossroads: its regional influence is waning and its strategic thinking has essentially collapsed. Washington continues to give lip-service to a united hemisphere based on democratic values, but the region has moved on, requiring a...

Alawites surely recognize that their long-term interests do not lie with the Assad regime, but they are frightened by the precedent set by de-Ba’athification in Iraq. The opposition and international community must acknowledge four major issues to help assuage their...

Last week, a delegation of European Union parliamentarians was in Washington to discuss the proposed Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership. The delegation’s trade mission was all but usurped as a result of the exposé by the U.S. National Security...

The economic effects of 2008 global financial crisis are receding in Asia, but its socioeconomic effects linger, notesJongryn Mo, executive director of the Hills Governance Center at Yonsei University in Seoul. The crisis was a catalyst for governance reforms in many Asian...

Even as the BRICS member states come to terms with a rising China and even if they get their economic act together, the group will not be able to turn into a unified political force: a fundamental contradiction lies at the very heart of BRICS as a political idea.