...Serhiy Kudelia Ukraine defied expectations by withstanding a full-scale Russian invasion in 2022, demonstrating the resilience of both local and national institutions. This was a striking contrast with 2014, when Russia seized Crimea and backed separatist revolts in the east of Ukraine...

...Ilene Grabel At least one good thing may have emerged from the crisis: new international lending institutions led by developing nations are challenging and complementing the old US-dominated regime. © 2018 Current History. All rights reserved. 2018 The Regents of the University of California...

... conflict Uhuru Kenyatta Raila Odinga Supreme Court Jubilee Party National Super Alliance NASA institutions Somalia al-Shabaab 187 [T]he conflicts surrounding the 2017 elections severely eroded the integrity of democracy in Kenya. Another Disputed Election Batters Kenya s Institutions K...

... of California Xolela Mangcu South Africa Cyril Ramaphosa Jacob Zuma Thabo Mbeki African National Congress corruption Nelson Mandela institutions education race PERSPECTIVE A Fresh Start for South Africa? XOLELA MANGCU 194 In my book The Arrogance of Power: South Af-rica s Leadership...

...Stephanie McNulty Peru is trapped in a cycle of political instability, which prevents a focus on strengthening democratic institutions. © 2018 Current History. All rights reserved. 2018 The Regents of the University of California Stephanie McNulty Peru Pedro Pablo Kuczynski Alberto...

... The Regents of the University of California Gregory Chin China President Xi Jinping foreign policy trade multilateral institutions New Development Bank Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank Silk Road Economic Belt Maritime Silk 217 Beijing has come to realize that multilateral...

...T.V. Paul “Contemporary India's key values and institutions hold great promise for managing multiethnic societies, especially in the developing world.” Seventh in a series on soft power around the world. © 2014 Current History. All rights reserved. 2014 The Regents of the University...

... Obama barack transatlantic berlin wall Europe European union America U.S. United states institutions NSA national nationalist security agency allies alliances TTIP NATO market atlantic PERSPECTIVE A quarter century after the fall of the Berlin Wall, relations between the United...

... norms institutions human rights gay rights 3After Current History began publication a hundred years ago, the world suffered a succession of horrors: world wars, depres- sion, totalitarian tyranny, genocide, nuclear ter- ror, environmental threats. These sorely tested the modern belief...

... institutions 8 People are becoming more tolerant of diversity, more politically demanding and assertive, and more willing to protest. The Next Democratic Century lArry diAMond This is an odd moment to predict a bright future for democracy. Despite the unprec-edented expansion of political freedom dur- ing...

...G. John Ikenberry Most nations are eager to join the US-led liberal order, provided authority is shared. © 2014 Current History. All rights reserved. 2014 The Regents of the University of California John Ikenberry global governance international cooperation institutions liberal...

...Joshua Lustig A new book traces the fitful evolution of international order and institutions from the Congress of Vienna to the advent of humanitarian interventions. Governing the World: The History of an Idea , by Mark Mazower . Penguin Press , 2012 . © 2013 Current History. All...

... financial crisis South Africa Kenya Senegal Ghana economics poverty institutions oil 193 Near-term prospects for the region s economies are encouraging when one con- siders the enormous shocks of the recent crisis and the depth of the global down- turn. African Economies New Resilience peteR...

... of the University of California Europe European Union United States China India unipolarity power liberalism trade international institutions 91 It has become fashionable to view the global system as dominated by the United States, China, and India. How often do we hear from leading politicians...