International Development, North America

USAID and the Trump Foreign Aid Doctrine

April 29, 2025

On President Donald Trump’s first day in office, the administration launched a concerted attack on the U.S. foreign aid framework,[1] sending shockwaves through the global humanitarian landscape. Under…

Europe, Security & Conflict

Visions of Russia’s Imperial Future

April 20, 2025

History knows only very few examples of attempts to rebuild once collapsed empires, but it looks as if Vladimir Putin’s Russia is exhibiting such an attempt. More than…

Asia Pacific, Policy & Politics

The Silent Parallels of US-China Rivalry: A Clash of Power, Not Models

April 4, 2025

Despite stark contrasts—if not outright opposition—between modern China and the United States, subtle yet undeniable parallels have emerged across society, economy, and politics. These similarities are shaped by…

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Available on Project Muse: The SAIS Review’s (44.2) Print Issue, A New Statecraft: The Future of Artificial Intelligence in Governance and Diplomacy

March 24, 2025

Statecraft, long considered an art requiring years of study and profound human behavioral insight, is now entering an era defined by Artificial Intelligence (AI). Traditionally guided by complex…

Asia Pacific, Security & Conflict

In the Shadow of Giants: Assessing the Strategic Ambitions and Political Implications of the Chinese Aircraft Carrier

March 11, 2025

Having lived through an era of carrier-enabled US naval domination of the high seas for decades, the People’s Republic of China (PRC) has been relentlessly bolstering its naval…

Security & Conflict, South America

El Salvador’s Controversial Offer: Housing U.S. Criminals in Its Mega-Prison

March 7, 2025

El Salvador’s ‘maverick’[1] president, Nayib Bukele, has proposed a unique agreement with the United States, offering to house American criminals and deportees[2] in its notorious mega-prison, Centro de…

Civil Society, Policy & Politics

The Role of Soft Power in the Digital Age

March 7, 2025

Social media and technological advances have drastically changed international communication, which has an impact on how countries exercise influence. The phrase “soft power,” which was coined by Joseph…

Policy & Politics, South America

Diplomacy for Democracy: Why Venezuela Did Not Defy the Odds like Guatemala

March 2, 2025

On January 15, 2024, after months of a tumultuous post-election political and democratic crisis that placed Guatemala at the top of the political agenda in the Americas, Bernardo…

North America, Policy & Politics

Social Media, Disinformation, and AI: Transforming the Landscape of the 2024 U.S. Presidential Political Campaigns

January 14, 2025

Political campaigns have been repurposed to accommodate the importance of social media platforms as powerful tools for communication, outreach, and influence. The 2024 U.S. presidential election highlighted the…

International Development, Middle East, Regional

Participatory Interfaith Dialogue and Development:The Keys to Addressing People’s Needs in Morocco

January 7, 2025

Morocco’s Multicultural Gateway to Community Development Morocco’s policy for national multiculturalism and the diversity of its historic identity groups has emphasized the importance of intergroup dialogue and its…

Governance & Law, North America, Policy & Politics, Regional

Three Myths About the Jimmy Carter Presidency

January 6, 2025

Jimmy Carter was a complex man who led the United States in a complex era. He lived humbly but was not humble. He believed in forgiveness but was…

Middle East, Policy & Politics

The Contributions of Constructivism in Studying Political Islam Movements’ Foreign Policies

January 2, 2025

What happens to the theoretical and methodological presuppositions of researchers who have to deal with a grammar of International Relations that is more often than not different from,…