After protests forced longtime Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina to resign earlier this month, Bangladesh’s new interim government is “seeking, at this moment, to grasp that democratic spark” and “set forward the reforms that are going lead to a new political culture” in the country, says USIP’s Tamanna Salikuddin.
China’s successful trip to the far side of the moon — the first nation to accomplish the feat — is not only “great advertising”...
After an “obviously crooked election” in Belarus sparked massive protests, USIP’s Don Jensen says Russia is quietly using the situation to assert influence. If...
“There’s no doubt in my mind that President Vladimir Putin knew what was going on and had given the general guidance,” says William B....