Kerry Boyd Anderson
Eurasia Review
Washington, DC, United States
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Wide Gaps Between Republican Priorities And Broader US Public – OpEd
By Kerry Boyd Anderson US politics has had a rocky start to the year. Republicans, newly in charge of the House of Representatives, struggled to elect a speaker — taking 15 votes to do so, the most… → Read More
The increasing complexity of maritime security in the Red Sea
The US last month established a new Combined Task Force 153 within the Combined Maritime Forces in the Middle East to focus on the Red Sea. The new task force reflects growing international interest in the Red Sea area. The Combined Maritime Forces was established in 2001 and today includes 34 member states. It is headquartered in Bahrain, along with US Naval Forces Central → Read More
Fake news remains a threat to US democracy
U.S. President Donald Trump speaks at a campaign rally in Phoenix, Arizona. (Reuters) → Read More
Populism’s rise is bad news for the global system
This month’s Italian election became the latest significant indication of the growing strength of populism, at least in the West and possibly beyond. Two populist parties — the Five Star Movement and the League — did very well and will play key roles in shaping Italy’s political future. While the Five Star Movement is somewhat left-wing and the League is often considered to be a far-right party,… → Read More
Oxfam scandal is not about morality, but abuse of power
The past week has been a bad one for the international aid community, with the news that the UK charity Oxfam covered up an inquiry into some of its staff’s sexual exploitation of vulnerable women in Haiti in 2011, after the devastating earthquake there the year before. → Read More
Politics of nostalgia holds countries back
The politics of nostalgia — the idea that life was better in the past and leaders should try to make the future more like the past — has played a major role in US and European politics recently and is a factor in many other countries as well. → Read More
Managing Middle Eastern water in the era of climate change
Since ancient times, much of the Middle East region has been arid, and its ancient civilizations were often innovators in water management. This long history of working within the natural limits of the region’s water resources is impressive but perhaps has encouraged complacency. In recent years, much has changed — and more is going to change—significantly increasing the extent of water stress… → Read More
The year women spoke out against harassment
The year that just finished felt like the year that women spoke up. In the US, it started with the historically huge Women’s March on Jan. 21, the day after Donald Trump was inaugurated as president. More quietly, 2017 saw more American women deciding to run for local, state and federal government positions. → Read More
Americans’ world view being shaped by political allegiances
Several polls of US public attitudes toward global issues reveal that the deep and growing partisan divide in domestic politics is also shaping Americans’ views of the world. It is particularly fascinating that Republican and Democratic positions are shifting — and even flipping — on issues such as Russia and Israel. At the same time, while there are wide gaps on many issues, there is close… → Read More
Give youth the knowledge to fight climate change
The rising tide of negative news about the growing impacts of climate change, combined with the US decision to pull out of the Paris climate accord, can be deeply depressing to those who are concerned about the effects of environmental problems on current and future generations. → Read More
China’s BRI might reshape the GCC’s geostrategic environment
During US President Donald Trump’s visit to China on Nov. 9, the two countries’ leaders discussed potential American cooperation with China’s Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), designed to develop the country’s economic links with countries across Asia and potentially beyond. → Read More
Drought’s contribution to growing risks of conflict
A report released earlier this month by the Environmental Justice Foundation adds to a growing body of research that suggests a historically severe drought in Syria was an important — though certainly not the sole — factor contributing to the conflict there, and that drought poses an increasing risk to conflict worldwide. → Read More
One year since Trump’s election, here are some winners and losers
It has now been one year since Donald Trump won the US presidency on Nov. 8, 2016. The year has seen a constant stream of fast-paced news, often generated by Trump himself. While it is very difficult to briefly review such a politically intense year for Americans and the world, it is useful to use a framework that Trump himself often employs — identifying some of the post-election winners and… → Read More
One year since Trump’s election, here are some winners and losers
It has now been one year since Donald Trump won the US presidency on November 8, 2016. The year has seen a constant stream of fast-paced news, often generated by Trump himself. While it is very difficult to briefly review such a politically intense year for Americans and the world, it is useful to use a framework that Trump himself often employs – identifying some of the post-election winners… → Read More
How dialogue can knit societies back together
As US society is experiencing a historic level of political divide — with Americans increasingly holding hardened, negative views of people on the other side of the political spectrum — there are growing efforts to encourage dialogue. → Read More
America is divided and (surprise!) it’s not all Trump’s fault
Polling data from the Pew Research Center this month confirmed what many Americans already believed; the political divides between them are widening and intensifying. → Read More
Populism asks important questions, but it has no good answers
The far-right Freedom Party in Austria did unusually well in parliamentary elections this month and is likely to join a ruling coalition. Last month, Alternative for Germany won several seats in the German federal parliament, becoming the first far-right party in the parliament in decades. Populists did well in Czech Republic elections last week. The French presidential elections in May were a… → Read More
Not everyone in Washington wants to thwart the Kurds
US-Kurdish relations have a long and complicated history dating from the end of World War I. The US supported the idea of autonomous rule by many nation groups from the old Ottoman Empire, but the Kurds were divided among Turkey, Iraq, Iran and Syria. In 1991, President George H.W. Bush urged Iraqis to revolt against Saddam Hussein. They did so, but when Washington failed to back them they faced… → Read More