by Eric Stimson After 16 years of political instability in Nigeria, the election of the country’s new president, Muhammadu Buhari, appears to signify more of a blessing than a curse. This past March, voters in Nigeria went to the polls and elected Muhammadu Buhari, a former president, to […]
by Luke Richer The NHS, immigration, Scotland, a hung parliament and…how to eat a bacon sandwich…were all topics that hogged the front pages of the British media in the run up to the United Kingdom’s 2015 General Election. A policy area startlingly absent from debate was foreign policy.
by Elodie Sellier As emerging economies continue growing at remarkable rates—much faster than their industrialized counterparts—the traditional “North-South” dichotomy is becoming obsolete. As a result, the patterns of development cooperation, once dominated by the industrialized countries, are shifting toward new aid models. In July 2014, the United Nations Open […]
YPFP’s Leadership Incubator Intelligence module concluded on April 28 after 8 weeks of engaging sessions. Over the weeks, the 31 participants learned about America’s 17 intelligence agencies and how they work together (or try to work together) and the 6 types of intelligence (Humint, sigint, geoint, masint, imint, […]
by Manel Mselmi and Rebecca Weicht, YPFP Brussels On Sunday 28 March 2015, 20,000 people joined a march against the terrorist attack on the Bardo National Museum in Tunis. European, African and Arab leaders gathered to support Tunisia in its struggle against extremism. It was a symbolic march […]
by Hannah Gais Since the Syriza party came to power in Greece’s January elections, Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras has made a point of ruffling feathers in Brussels. His trip to Moscow last week has, however, put some in Europe on high alert.
by Timothy Wessel The most pressing policy question on Ukraine facing the Obama administration is whether or not the United States should arm Kiev—the answer is still no. Recent foreign policy developments in the Middle East and the tentative ceasefire between the Ukrainian government and separatist forces have […]
by Jake Nelson As the United States and other Western governments continue to focus on the human rights of LGBTQ persons as part of their broader human rights agendas, it is essential to address the intersection of marginalization on the basis of sexual orientation and gender identity with […]
by Dr. Oren Litwin In an explosive campaign last year, the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS), which also known as the Islamic State, captured much of northern Iraq. The spoils of their conquest included several large oilfields, which had been run by major multinational oil producers like […]
by Kathleen Taylor Until recently, cooperation between Saudi Arabia and Iran was considered unthinkable, but recent events suggest that a thaw in relations is more than just possible. The Middle East is a region embroiled in chaos, conflict, and uncertainty. The rise of the Islamic State of Iraq […]
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