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Kazakhstan is in chaos. Here’s why the West should be watching (Dan Peleschuk – Atlantic Council)

Widespread unrest has gripped Kazakhstan, where protests against fuel-price hikes in recent days have escalated into anti-government demonstrations that have prompted a violent response...

Can US Elections Be Made Safe from Mob Violence? (Elizabeth Drew – Project Syndicate)

It has been a year since Donald Trump's supporters stormed the US Capitol in an attempt to overturn the 2020 presidential election, and the...

How Chinese Competition Helps Western Conglomerates (Dalia Marin – Project Syndicate)

Firms like GE and Siemens may well find that their decision to split their businesses into multiple companies leads to increased profits and higher...

The Real Threat to American Democracy (Michael Lind – Project Syndicate)

By fixating on the January 6 Capitol Hill riot and Donald Trump’s attempt to overturn the 2020 election, political and media elites can conveniently...

Security relationship with Japan is only the beginning for Australia (Shiro Armstrong – East Asia Forum)

Australia has become Japan’s most important security partner after the United States. Japan is the world’s third largest economy and central to outcomes in...

Nagasaki’s global city diplomacy (Christophe Meyer, Stephen Cullis and Daniel Clausen – East Asia Forum)

Traditionally, diplomacy has been the domain of countries. But the 21st century has seen a rise in innovative diplomacy from cities. Cities have shown...

How can we improve early childhood education? Use public dollars to pay teachers more (Daphna Bassok and Justin B. Doroma, Brookings)

High rates of teacher turnover are among the greatest barriers to building high-quality early childhood education (ECE) systems. In the United States, teachers working with...

Assessing the right-wing terror threat in the United States a year after the January 6 insurrection (Daniel L. Byman, Brookings)

The last year saw advances and setbacks in the fight against American white supremacist, anti-government, and other violent right-wing groups. The good news is...

Around the Halls: One year since the January 6 insurrection (John Hudak, William G. Gale, Darrell M. West, Vanda Felbab-Brown, Rashawn Ray, Molly E....

One year ago this week, a violent mob of President Donald Trump’s political supporters gathered at the White House, and after hearing speeches from...

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