With no establishment candidate left, Colombia's June 19 presidential runoff reflects voters' perception that "things [on] the ground are quite bleak" as the remaining candidates "promise significant degrees of change for Colombia and its relationship with the United States," says USIP’s Steve Hege.
As the United States and China focus more on Southeast Asia, USIP’s Brian Harding says the region’s 10 diverse nations have “become a pretty...
China’s successful trip to the far side of the moon — the first nation to accomplish the feat — is not only “great advertising”...
Haiti’s slow decline has led the country to the brink of collapse. And while the international community has offered to help, “there’s just a...