With President Ortega now attacking the Catholic Church, USIP's Mary Speck says Nicaragua's democratic backsliding "has gone further than any other country" in Central America — noting the risk that regional leaders could follow Ortega’s lead after they "see what [he] has been able to get away with."
General Asim Munir was appointed as the new head of Pakistan's military this week — a position often viewed as the de facto leader...
The United States and India have a common cause in their tensions with China, as well as a "natural partnership" on technology investments, says...
As rising violence in Ethiopia threatens to pull neighboring Eritrea into the fray, USIP’s Susan Stigant says, “There is a real need for some...