Weekly Focus articles are the centerpiece of our analysis. Focusing on a particular topic in politics or public policy, these articles place issues in a historical context, analyzing effects and consequences through to the present day. These articles feature additional source to allow for greater investigation by interested readers.
The Occupy Wall Street movement, and its offshoots in cities around the United States and the globe, has inspired both passion and controversy. Issues highlighted by the movement, including lax corporate regulation, greed, and income inequality, have struck a nerve with a broad range of individuals. However, questions remain over the movement’s aims, whether the protests can actually force change, and what kind of impact the movement will have on electoral politics.
Recent Congressional testimony by retired Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Adm. Mike Mullen have brought the Haqqani network and its ties to Pakistan into the spotlight.
Turkey's foreign policy is closely examined, highlighting a country that has the potential to become a dominant player on both a regional and global scale.
A recent spate of public disagreements in the EU have led some to question the future of the group. We explore these divisions and discover how they might not be so recent after all.
What is Gerrymandering, how does it happen and why? We look at examples and explore some alternatives.
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Although today’s intervention in Libya differs from the 1994 U.N. mission in Rwanda in many respects, the consequences of the Libyan intervention for international humanitarian policy will be similarly significant.
The Middle East has changed irrevocably in the last month. Not only has the world seen the fall of multiple regimes, but popular uprising has followed from the Levant to the Gulf. While Mubarak has stepped down in Egypt, the future of other regimes in the region are uncertain. History may hold some clues.
