Content Type: Commentary and Analysis / Topic: International Affairs

Author:: Kelly Dittmar
Publication Date:: 03-2019
Content Type:: Commentary and Analysis
Journal:: Political Science Quarterly
Institution:: Academy of Political Science
Abstract:: In this book Jeffrey Lazarus and Amy Steigerwalt leverage an impressive data collection to make the case that women legislators are more active and more responsive to their constituents than men. Moreover, they offer a theoretical argument to explain why women appear to work harder to meet constituent needs and demands, suggesting that women legislators’ perceptions of their electoral vulnerability—even as incumbents—motivate them to focus their legislative efforts on proving to their constituents that they are worthy of re-election.
Topic:: International Affairs
Political Geography:: Global Focus

Author:: Matt Grossmann
Publication Date:: 03-2019
Content Type:: Commentary and Analysis
Journal:: Political Science Quarterly
Institution:: Academy of Political Science
Abstract:: Everyday claims that the United States is descending into a culture war of two polarized and irreconcilable parties deserve more scrutiny. Morris P. Fiorina has been at the forefront of assessing and pushing back against this view, especially the blame placed on the American public. Unstable Majorities goes beyond this important myth busting to offer an explanation for contemporary paralysis: many Americans have sorted into two minority parties with distinct issue positions, but both sides have empowered their officials to overreach in office, losing the support of independents in subsequent elections and thus having to share and alternate power.
Topic:: International Affairs
Political Geography:: Global Focus

Author:: Vinod K. Aggarwal
Publication Date:: 11-2019
Content Type:: Commentary and Analysis
Institution:: Berkeley APEC Study Center
Abstract:: Industrial policy in cybersecurity: Origins, evolution and implications
Topic:: International Affairs and Cybersecurity
Political Geography:: Global Focus

Author:: Paul Nantulya
Publication Date:: 06-2018
Content Type:: Commentary and Analysis
Institution:: Africa Center for Strategic Studies
Abstract:: Multiple possible scenarios could emerge from Zimbabwe’s July 30 polls—the country’s first without Robert Mugabe’s name on the ballot. For now, the military appears intent on leveraging its interests.
Topic:: International Affairs
Political Geography:: Zimbabwe

Author:: Africa Center for Strategic Studies
Publication Date:: 06-2018
Content Type:: Commentary and Analysis
Institution:: Africa Center for Strategic Studies
Abstract:: Since Egypt’s appearance in the inaugural 1930 World Cup, African countries’ performance in the tournament has been a source of pride and national identity.
Topic:: International Affairs
Political Geography:: Africa

Author:: Vedran Dzihic
Publication Date:: 08-2018
Content Type:: Commentary and Analysis
Institution:: Austrian Institute for International Affairs (OIIP)
Abstract:: The internal weaknesses of the process of democratisation in the Western Balkans ensue from reinforcing a system where (ethno)politics and (ethno)political entre-preneurs use all available strategies to deprive citizens of any political agency, thus working towards obedient democracies while keeping real political power within closed circles. The conscious deepening of differences, maintaining negative tensions and instrumentalising – predominantly ethnic – identities for political or other particular purposes are some of the crucial features of (ethno)politics in the Western Balkans.
Topic:: International Affairs
Political Geography:: Balkans

Author:: Institute CATO
Publication Date:: 08-2018
Content Type:: Commentary and Analysis
Institution:: The Cato Institute
Abstract:: Why do we pay $600 for EpiPens, a long-existing piece of technology that contains just a dollar’s worth of medicine? Why do hospitalized patients so frequently receive bills laden with inflated charges that come out of the blue from out-ofnetwork providers or that demand payment for services that weren’t delivered?
Topic:: International Affairs
Political Geography:: America

Author:: Cato Institute
Publication Date:: 08-2018
Content Type:: Commentary and Analysis
Institution:: The Cato Institute
Abstract:: Congressional staff members play a vital role in shaping policy—they make decisions on which issues their bosses prioritize, which arguments the representatives and senators hear, and what language makes it into legislation. Cato’s popular Capitol Hill Briefings offer these staff members timely briefings on the most pressing issues facing their offices. At these events, Cato scholars and other experts update the staff on their latest scholarship and policy recommendations, critique current or upcoming legislation, and answer staffers’ questions.
Topic:: International Affairs
Political Geography:: America

Author:: Institute Cato
Publication Date:: 08-2018
Content Type:: Commentary and Analysis
Institution:: The Cato Institute
Abstract:: Ambulances are notoriously expensive—one ride may cost more than $1,000, and insurance companies frequently refuse to cover them. In the past, patients had few alternatives to get themselves to the hospital—but in “Does Ride-Sharing Substitute for Ambulances?” (Research Briefs in Economic Policy no. 114), Leon S. Moskatel of Scripps Mercy Hospital and David J. G. Slusky of the University of Kansas demonstrate how the age of Uber and Lyft is changing that and is reducing expensive and unnecessary ambulance trips.
Topic:: International Affairs
Political Geography:: America

Author:: Bart Gaens and Marcin Kaczmarski
Publication Date:: 09-2018
Content Type:: Commentary and Analysis
Institution:: Finnish Institute of International Affairs
Abstract:: Even though bilateral relations have warmed somewhat, Japan has failed to convince Russia to make concessions with regard to the territorial issue of the Northern Territories/South Kuril Islands, or to cut back its cooperation with China
Topic:: International Affairs
Political Geography:: Japan

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