World
The View From the Baltics: A Conversation with Ieva Ilves, Former First Lady of Estonia
Ieva Ilves is a cybersecurity expert and diplomat who serves as a digital policy advisor to Latvian President Egils Levits. She was the First Lady of Estonia during the presidency of her husband, Toomas Hendrik Ilves, who served until 2016.
Kenya’s 2022 Presidential Election and the Future of Kenyan Democracy
In August 2022, the international community carefully watched as William Ruto was elected president of Kenya. Ethnic and socioeconomic cleavages, which reached their climax during the electoral contentions and violence of 1992, 1997, and 2007, led international spectators to observe…
The Dictator, the Church, and the CIA: What the Fall of Pinochet’s Regime in Chile Tells Us About Democracy Today
As governments in Iran, Russia, and China brutally crack down on dissent, overcoming authoritarianism seems like an increasingly insurmountable task for the masses. Once upon a time, Augusto Pinochet appeared to have a similarly unbreakable grip on Chilean society. With…
Reporting from Afghanistan: An Interview With Pulitzer Prize Winner Matthieu Aikins
Matthieu Aikins is a journalist and contributing writer for the New York Times Magazine who has been reporting on the ground from Afghanistan since 2008. In his 2022 book, The Naked Don’t Fear the Water: An Underground Journey with Afghan…
The Empty Temples: Western Museums Reckon with Stolen Artifacts
The art world has undergone a reckoning as authorities have seized stolen antiquities from the world’s most prestigious art museums. Museums have collected art for centuries, but efforts to validate their origins have scarcely begun.
Great Debates in International Relations
Successful statesmanship demands assiduous compartmentalization. It is impossible for a government to fulfill its domestic commitments and exert international influence without dividing the multitudinous concerns and crises thrown its way into separate categories. This introduces the possibility of a destabilizing…
Rechazo: Why Chile Rejected a Progressive Constitution
Last month, Chile resoundingly voted down a constitution that would have protected a multitude of civil rights. What went wrong?
Unfinished Business: Reflections on the Colonial Legacy of the British Monarchy
Elizabeth II’s death brought into focus the monarchy’s associated with the exploitation of its former colonies. However, especially in the UK, many people do not view this history negatively.