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Georges Fauriol on the Ouster of Haiti’s Interim Prime Minister

Georges Fauriol on the Ouster of Haiti’s Interim Prime Minister

Monday, November 18, 2024

In firing the country’s interim prime minister, Haiti’s transition presidential council “generated a fair amount of concern” over whether the country could stabilize governance to meet the timeline for elections in early 2026, says USIP’s Georges Fauriol, adding: “The outlook doesn’t look all that positive.”

Type: Podcast

Russian Interference in the 2024 Moldovan Presidential Election and Constitutional Referendum

Russian Interference in the 2024 Moldovan Presidential Election and Constitutional Referendum

Tuesday, November 12, 2024

Donald Jensen, senior advisor for Russia and Europe at the U.S. Institute of Peace, testified on November 12, 2024, before the U.S. House of Representatives Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe (U.S. Helsinki Commission) briefing on “Moldova’s European Future.”

Type: Congressional Testimony

Global Elections & ConflictGlobal Policy

¿Justicia por Voto? Lecciones para México de las Elecciones Judiciales en Bolivia

¿Justicia por Voto? Lecciones para México de las Elecciones Judiciales en Bolivia

Thursday, November 14, 2024

El 15 de septiembre entró en vigor una de las reformas constitucionales más importantes y controvertidas del entonces presidente de México, Andrés Manuel López Obrador: aquella que establece que los futuros jueces serán elegidos por voto popular. Después de dos intentos fallidos para aprobarla, López Obrador, conocido coloquialmente como AMLO, aprovechó las victorias electorales de su partido Morena a principios de este año. Estos triunfos le dieron el control de la Cámara de Diputados, una mayoría casi calificada en el Senado y el dominio en la mayoría de las gubernaturas y legislaturas estatales. Lo anterior aseguró la continuidad de su proyecto con su protegida, Claudia Sheinbaum, quien asumió en octubre como la primera presidenta de México.

Type: Analysis

Democracy & Governance

China’s Dilemmas Deepen as North Korea Enters Ukraine War

China’s Dilemmas Deepen as North Korea Enters Ukraine War

Thursday, November 14, 2024

Until late October, the big questions about China’s role in the Ukraine conflict centered around whether Beijing would choose to expand its support for Russia to include lethal aid, or if it might engage in more active peacemaking to end the conflict. Then, on November 4, the Pentagon confirmed that North Korea sent more than 10,000 troops to Russia’s Kursk oblast, where Ukraine had captured some territory earlier this year. Days later, the State Department confirmed that North Korean soldiers had begun fighting Ukrainian troops.

Type: Analysis

Conflict Analysis & PreventionGlobal Policy

How Afghanistan’s Economy Can Survive Shrinking Shipments of U.N. Cash Aid

How Afghanistan’s Economy Can Survive Shrinking Shipments of U.N. Cash Aid

Thursday, November 14, 2024

Afghanistan’s precarious economy is facing a new set of multidimensional risks as humanitarian aid — delivered in massive shipments of U.S. cash dollars — shrinks rapidly amid competing demands from other crises around the world. The dollar inflows, moved under U.N. auspices, have helped stabilize the Afghan economy, cover its mammoth trade deficit, and inject monetary liquidity into commerce. With much smaller cash infusions, in line with a general reduction in aid, the suffering of Afghanistan’s poverty-stricken population is likely to increase.

Type: Analysis

EconomicsGlobal Policy

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