Chris Riehl

Chris Riehl

Chris Riehl earned a Master of International Affairs degree from George Washington University and a BA in international affairs and history from Western Kentucky University. He formerly wrote for GW’s International Affairs Review, and his graduate work has appeared in Tufts University, Columbia University, George Washington University, and Johns Hopkins University publications. He is a native of Louisville, Kentucky.

Chile 2010-2020: The Contentious Decade

If contention describes a state of sustained, massive protest combining peaceful, disruptive, and violent tactics, then the decade of the 2010s may be considered the most contentious in Chile’s history.[1] The decade’s contentious dynamics seem more spectacular and unpredictable considering Chilean…

Evaluating the Nature of the Putin Regime: A Book Review of Putin’s People: How the KGB Took Back Russia and Then Took on the West

In her book, Putin’s People: How the KGB Took Back Russia and Then Took on the West, former British investigative journalist Catherine Belton argues that the former KGB officer is determined to continue the Cold War in order to crush the West. The article evaluates Belton’s claims and logic on the nature of Putin’s regime.