Background: The Cuban government’s staying power rests on its ability to maintain social order, often through repressing dissent and controlling the economy. Its control over all aspects of island life has enabled it to outlive the Cold War and Soviet Union itself. The protests from July 11, however, call its staying power into question. (click […]
Background: Following Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko’s questionable reelection and major protests last year, it was clear to Minsk that changes were necessary to preserve...
Background: France has long competed with Germany for leadership in the European Union. Germany, of course, is too strong for France to compete with...
Background: Since the United States began withdrawing its troops from Afghanistan, the Taliban have been gaining strength and neighboring countries have been increasingly concerned...
Background: Relations between Russia and Ukraine have been severely strained for years. Russia wants to bring Ukraine, part of the buffer between it and...
Background: The COVID-19 pandemic devastated European economies, but it also created opportunities for the bloc to reform its fiscal rules. The existing framework, which...
Background: Belarus, an important buffer between Russia and NATO, has recently come under sanctions pressure from the West due to Minsk’s human rights violations as...
Background: Even before the pandemic, Russia’s economy was struggling under the weight of sanctions and the low price of oil, which remains Russia’s main...
The Geopolitics of the American President