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By The Editors
31 Jan 2012
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Whether it was in global security, economic governance, nonproliferation efforts or climate change negotiations, a host of transnational challenges put the spotlight on global governance institutions in 2011. This WPR special report examines the issues and institutions of global governance through articles published over the past year.
By Richard Weitz
17 Jan 2012 |
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External threats and internal tensions have characterized the history of Iraq since its emergence as a nation-state. Now that all U.S. military forces have left the country, Iraq’s government once again faces the challenge of overcoming internal divisions, even as it becomes fully responsible for Iraq’s security for the first time since 2003. Iraqi leaders must manage these interrelated challenges while trying to reintegrate Iraq into the regional and international order.
By The Editors
03 Jan 2012 |
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The standoff over Iran's nuclear program has raised tensions in the Persian Gulf, even as factional battles in Tehran have divided the Iranian regime. This WPR special report examines Iran through articles published in the past year.
By Richard Weitz
01 Dec 2011 |
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In light of the imminent return of Prime Minister Vladimir Putin to the Russian presidency, it is worth revisiting the mixed legacy of his previous eight years in that office and highlighting the significant changes in the regional and global environment that have impacted Russia’s foreign and defense policies in the four years since he left it.
By The Editors
01 Dec 2011 |
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Over the past decade, Russia's resurgence has led to conflict and reset with the U.S. and a muscular, energy-based reassertion of influence in Eurasia and beyond. But Moscow's efforts to regain its tarnished superpower status are threatened by fundamental weaknesses that could undermine its ambitions. This WPR report examines Russia, between ambition and reality.
By Michael Clarke
16 Nov 2011 |
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Successive British governments have stressed strategic continuity, and there appears to be general political support for this among the electorate. But over the past 10 years the U.K. has struggled to find the resources necessary to maintain the capabilities that would ensure strategic continuity. As a result, the United Kingdom’s position in the current international system is generally ambiguous.
By The Editors
01 Nov 2011 |
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The wars in Iraq and Afghanistan drove an evolution in U.S. military doctrine that saw the emergence and rapid rise to prominence of counterinsurgency and stability operations. With the U.S. preparing to leave Iraq and draw down its mission in Afghanistan, this WPR report examines U.S. military doctrine in -- and after -- the Long War.
By The Editors
04 Oct 2011 |
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With instability rising in Afghanistan, U.S. power in the region approaching its apex and Pakistan appearing increasingly hostile, this World Politics Review special report examines the Afghanistan War through articles published in the past year.
By Ann Marie Murphy
20 Sep 2011 |
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With the Asia-Pacific in the midst of a power transition, the international environment facing Indonesia is becoming increasingly complex. As regional competition intensifies, Indonesia's ability to harness larger powers' influence in pursuit of its own interests will be increasingly challenged. At the same time, democratization has complicated the formulation of Indonesian foreign and defense policy. Increasingly, Indonesia's ability to achieve its international goals will depend on its domestic achievements.
By The Editors
07 Sep 2011 |
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With Twitter revolutions, state-sponsored hacking and the Stuxnet virus driving rapid change in the cyber-age battlefield, this World Politics Review special report examines the state of cyber power through articles published in the past year.
By The Editors
02 Aug 2011 |
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Global Insider is an ongoing World Politics Review interview series that examines developing trends in geopolitics. From energy ties and policy close-ups to bilateral and regional relations, Global Insider explores the foundations and implications of new developments in international affairs through the voices of pre-eminent experts hailing from government, academia and research institutions. Global Insider is published 3-5 times per week on the Trend Lines page.