The Illiberal Tide: Why the International Order Is Tilting Toward Autocracy

(Foreign Affairs) The “liberal international order” is under severe strain. Although its supporters welcomed the defeat of former U.S. President Donald Trump, the order still faces major challenges from both…

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Exit from a Sparse Hegemony: Central Asia’s Place in a Transforming Liberal International Order

(Foreign Policy Research Institute) As Joe Biden takes office, many people are optimistic that he can restore international confidence in the United States and return America to its proper place as…

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Cooley: You can’t underestimate some of the unintended consequences that some of this sunlight creates

(RFE/RL) When Ukraine’s Privatbank filed a lawsuit in the United States against its former owner Ihor Kolomoyskiy one year ago, it claimed the tycoon had used a slew of anonymous shell…

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Trump announced the U.S. will suspend WHO funding. That could leave another global initiative under China’s influence

(Monkey Cage) Over the past week President Trump has repeatedly rebuked the World Health Organization, arguing that “they missed the call” on the novel coronavirus pandemic. On Tuesday, Trump announced the U.S.…

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Exit from Hegemony: The Unraveling of the American Global Order [NEW BOOK]

(Oxford University Press) We live in a period of great uncertainty about the fate of America’s global leadership. Many believe that Donald Trump’s presidency marks the end of liberal international order-the…

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Cooley: Turkmenistan likely anticipates a post-pandemic economic collapse

(NPR) The Central Asian country of Turkmenistan claims it has no coronavirus cases. But if you happen to utter the word “coronavirus” while waiting, say, for the bus in the white-marbled capital Ashgabat,…

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When Local Corruption Goes Global: The Internationalization of Uzbekistan’s Telecom Bribery Scandals

(Reconnecting Asia | TRACE) A trilogy of corruption and bribery cases centered around Uzbekistan’s telecommunications market have reverberated through international courts, highlighting just how severe the global risks can be of…

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“Unravelling of the US global order” | Interview with Alexander Cooley

(abc.net.au) Since his election as US President, Donald Trump has actively undermined the standing of the American-led international order. His criticism of long-term allies, of NATO and other important security relationships…

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Ordering Eurasia: The Rise and Decline of Liberal Internationalism in the Post-Communist Space

(Security Studies) Abstract: Following the collapse of the Soviet Union, the post-Communist states were integrated at light speed into the organizations, institutions, and norms of the liberal international order. During the 1990s,…

The Cold War, Post-Cold War, and the Academy: Policy Recommendations from an Oral History of Russian and Eurasian Studies

(PONARS Policy Memo) In Know Your Enemy: The Rise and Fall of America’s Soviet Experts, historian David Engerman portrayed contemporary Russian and Eurasian studies as insular, ineffectual, and—ultimately—irrelevant. Charles King’s…

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