Europe
The Forgotten Potential of Ukraine’s Energy Reserves
A resolute development of Ukraine’s untapped reserves in the production, export and storage of energy would be in the interest of all sides involved.
Europe
Finance & Economics
Fighting Fires in the Engine Room: A Conversation with Christine Lagarde
"The pandemic has driven the euro area economy into an economic contraction of a magnitude and speed that are unprecedented in peacetime."
United States
On Atlantic Alliances and Autocrats: An Interview with Jeanne Shaheen
Historically, I don’t think the United States has appreciated enough the enormous advantages that empowering women—half of the world’s population—can bring.
Europe
Russian Constitutional Amendments: Identity in the Putin Generation
"In a system where the man has become synonymous with the government, what impact will this extension of power have?"
United States
Capital and the Carceral State: Prison Privatization in the United States and United Kingdom
"Solidarity against corporate influence requires more than just regulations on corporations themselves."
Human Rights
Defying Dictatorships: An Interview with Garry Kasparov
Human Rights Foundation Chairman and World Chess Champion Garry Kasparov on defending human rights, challenging dictators, and the COVID-19 pandemic.
Interviews
Up High in a Low Country: A Conversation with Sophie Wilmès
"More than ever, I am convinced that leadership is about making sure that people can work together."
Europe
Milo Ɖukanović: A Legacy of Police Brutality, Political Oppression, and Ethnic and Religious Persecution
Incidences of police brutality filmed in Budva are part of a longstanding history of Dukanović forcefully silencing and intimidating his political opponents
Interviews
On Post-Soviet Conflict and Simulating Negotiations: Interview with Arvid Bell
"The Negotiation Task Force is applying negotiation analysis methods to security and other problems across the Eurasian sphere."
Europe
Shock to the Heart of Europe: A Conversation with Andrej Babiš
Andrej Babiš has served as Prime Minister of the Czech Republic since December 2017. After becoming the second-wealthiest person in the country, Babiš started a political movement to challenge establishment parties; he remains one of the most polarizing figures in Czech politics to this day.
Europe
The Modern Tsardom: How Putinism Consumed Russia
With the plebiscite postponed as a result of the pandemic, now seems like an appropriate time to reflect on how Putinism, Putin’s political doctrine, encapsulates Russia.
Interviews
Scandinavian Stability for a World in Flux: A Conversation with Norwegian Prime Minister Erna Solberg
Erna Solberg has served as Prime Minister of Norway since 2013, longer than any other Conservative prime minister in the nation’s history. Solberg spoke to Garrett Walker in May.