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democracy remain. Democracy in the US has been built alongside exclusion and racism. In recent

Panellists discuss the future role of democracy and human rights in America’s foreign policy.

The United States and its allies must agree on an approach to China with a clarity of purpose, resolve, and restraint. Because the China challenge will only grow over time.

Democracy Dismantling Democracy examines new and old democratic structures of government in the United States

Democracy is often depicted as a means to peacefully resolve political conflict and socioeconomic discontent. But what happens when that essential safety valve of elections has been closed off?

The COVID-19 pandemic has intensified the debate over whether authoritarian states are gaining the upper hand across the world. In contrast, democracies are showing capacity for innovation and adaptation.

The brutal killing of George Floyd in one of America’s most progressive cities has catapulted race politics to the top of the national agenda.

Evaluating current protests in light of previous protests, especially in light of contemporary claims that protest sometimes drives politics in more conservative directions.

democracy.  * A shorter version of this article was originally published in The World Today

democracy. He shamelessly bought votes with public resources, intimidated opposition leaders and restricted opposition political

democracy, it will also challenge leaders in Europe and Canada and place considerable pressure on the transatlantic

democracy and the rule of law; countering foreign ‘malign’ influence; and strengthening

Experts on both sides of the Atlantic give their perspectives on whether the pandemic has changed national understandings, narratives, and foreign policy debates on China.

With less than four months remaining until the presidential election, former Vice President Joe Biden holds a substantial lead over President Trump in the polls. Professor Peter Trubowitz writes that the COVID-19 pandemic means that there will be far more absentee ballots, and that we should not discount the likelihood of President Trump using this difference to claim that the final result is a fraud if he does not win.

Canadian attitudes towards China have undergone a dramatic shift – from ambivalence to distrust – since the two countries became locked in a diplomatic dispute in late 2018. This paper argues that these hardened sentiments are unlikely to dissipate and Canada–China relations seem to have entered a new, warier phase.

Amy Walter and Adam Boulton discuss the current state of the nation and what this means for the US presidential election.

Speakers discuss the evolution of US strategy, and how potential shifts could influence future scenarios in Somalia, with implications for federalism, and resolution of the conflict with al-Shabaab.

This panel discusses the parallels between race and discrimination in the US and UK and considers how structure and institutional change is possible - particularly in politics.

This discussion considers how philosophically aligned the EU and the US currently are, and how important this alignment is in ensuring a fruitful relationship.

Jeh Johnson, former secretary of homeland security, discusses the role of agencies such as the Department of Homeland Security in responding to contemporary crises.

Following a year of protests, extreme politics and the emergence of new and sophisticated security challenges, Robert Malley and Leslie Vinjamuri examine the International Crisis Group’s Ten Conflicts to Watch in 2020.

This paper summarizes the US mission in Somalia, analyses how it is being implemented, and assesses whether US policy in Somalia is working. It also outlines three scenarios for future US engagement.

Because caucuses and primaries occur long before the actual convention and signal who the next

For the last four years, our nation – and indeed the world – has watched the Trump

A ‘diplomatic romance’ between old friends ultimately reflects a convergence of interests – Canada and the UK have good reasons to gravitate towards each other.

On 7 October, Vice President Mike Pence and California Senator Kamala Harris went head-to-head in the first and only vice presidential debate.

What difference can an election make? A range of leading experts consider the most pressing foreign policy challenges for the next US president, and examine how the outcome of the 2020 election will affect these. 

The international community should use its leverage to press for an inclusive approach to Afghan

While the politics of gun violence have not been front and centre this election cycle

Examining the post-election landscape of the US and analysing how the president-elect should tackle major policy on immigration, trade, and the Middle East.

democracy concerns in Bolivia, Honduras and Nicaragua to outrage over corruption in Haiti, to eruptions

democracy and Ukraine a rapidly liberalizing democracy, and US military assistance to both places enjoys

democracies would spread around the globe. For the foreseeable future, the world will be heterogeneous

democracy – a system where parties lose elections – suggests democracies depend on voters trusting

democracy. There was no obvious master plan, just the signs of disgruntled Americans, a mob, provoked

democracy.  A few disappointing years later, though, the parlous state of American newspapers led him to remark

democracy and human rights, and in values-based diplomacy. Words matter. The US president can choose

democracy. The Internet empowers citizens, giving them the tools and resources to make more informed

democracy and human rights not seen since the end of the dictatorial military regime (1964-1985). The outbreak

democracy’, with legislators travelling by car from all over the country to unlock Congress

Trump’s determination to appear strong in the face of physical weakness is redolent of occupants of the Kremlin – the problem for him is that US democracy has been designed to check strongman politics.