Policy Alert #88 | November 25, 2014 Following the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit in Beijing two weeks ago, world leaders participated in a number of multilateral…
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Policy Alert #87 | November 13, 2014 Over the past several days, world leaders gathered in Beijing to attend the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit,…
Policy Alert #86 | October 28, 2014 On Sunday, Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff won her second term in a hotly contested runoff election against the…
Policy Alert #85 | October 20, 2014 Tens of thousands of pro-democracy protesters marched on the streets in Hong Kong last week in response to…
Policy Alert #84 | September 20, 2014 As President Barack Obama unveiled his plan to “degrade and ultimately destroy” the Islamic State (IS) in Syria,…
Policy Alert #83 | September 17, 2014 During Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s five-day trip to Japan last week, the two governments declared “the opening…
Policy Alert #82 | August 27, 2014 Fighting between Israel and the Palestinians ensued over the past month in response to the kidnappings and murders…
Policy Alert #80 | August 27, 2014 As the death toll by the Ebola virus continues to rise in West Africa, the World Health Organization…
Policy Alert #79 | July 27, 2014 The 2014 World Cup games came to a close on Sunday, July 13 after an exciting final match…
Policy Alert #78 | July 27, 2014 The BRICS (Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa) held its sixth summit on July 15-16 in the…
Policy Alert #77 | June 27, 2014 The 2014 World Cup games kicked off on Thursday amidst protests of poor public services, corruption, and the…
Policy Alert #76 | June 27, 2014 Sectarian conflict erupted earlier this month as Sunni militants of the Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham, or…
Policy Alert #75 | May 27, 2014 Tensions in the South China Sea have significantly increased over the last several days, following a standoff between…
Policy Alert #74 | May 27, 2014 Results from India’s elections culminated in a victory for India’s main opposition Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), lead by…
Policy Alert #73 | April 28, 2014 Last week, world leaders from over 50 countries attended the third Nuclear Security Summit (NSS) in The Hague,…