What to Expect from the 20th Congress of the Chinese Communist Party
On October 16, the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) will convene its 20th Party Congress. Held every five years, the Congress is a critical event.
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China’s overseas lending and the war in Ukraine
Russia’s attack of Ukraine is causing staggering human suffering and destruction.
How not to deal with a rising China: a US perspective
Will China displace the United States as the world's leading power by the centenary of Communist rule in 2049?
On the Design of Effective Sanctions: The Case of Bans on Exports to Russia
We analyze the effects of bans on exports at the level of 5000 products and show how our results can inform economic sanctions against Russia after its invasion of Ukraine.
On Revolutions: Unruly Politics in the Contemporary World
On Revolutions, co-authored by six prominent scholars of revolutions, reinvigorates revolutionary studies for the twenty-first century.
The west can cut its energy dependency on Russia and be greener
The Ukraine war has focused minds on win-win policies from ending coal and oil subsidies to raising petrol taxes on petrol
The Moral Dimension of AI-Assisted Decision-Making: Some Practical Perspectives from the Front Lines
This essay takes an engineering approach to ensuring that the deployment of artificial intelligence does not confound ethical principles, even in sensitive applications like national security.
Does More Equality for Women Mean Less War? Rethinking Sex and Gender Inequality and Political Violence
Recent world events, such as the rise of hypermasculine authoritarian leaders, have shown the importance of both sex and gender for understanding international politics.
How to weaken Russian oil and gas strength
Oil and gas exports represent Russia’s key geopolitical strength, as well as its major source of hard currency revenues (1–3).
Cutting Putin’s Energy Rent: ‘Smart Sanctioning’ Russian Oil and Gas
Following the Russian aggression against Ukraine, major sanctions have been imposed by Western countries, most notably with the aim of limiting Russia’s access to hard international currency.
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