Hainer Sibrian
November 17, 2015
Distorting International Standards to Undermine Civil Society
Civil society around the world has fallen on hard times. Fifteen years after the UN General Assembly’s adoption of the Millennium Declaration trumpeted the value of non-governmental organizations and civil...
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August 19, 2015
Reshaping the Rules: The Emergence of Global Authoritarian Counternorms
The Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank. The BRICS Bank. The Shanghai Cooperation Organization. What do these organizations have in common? For starters, China is a major player in each of them. And...
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June 4, 2015
Saudi Arabia Tries to Stem the Tide
When the 2011 Arab Awakening toppled long-standing corrupt regimes in Tunisia and Egypt, Saudi Arabia took note. Fearing that this outbreak of political mobilization might prove contagious, Saudi Arabia has...
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May 21, 2015
The Authoritarian Resurgence: The Impact on Democracy
How are the world’s most influential authoritarian regimes influencing democratic standards and development? This question was at the heart of a recent discussion organized in Washington, DC, with four leading...
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April 30, 2015
The Shared Interest of Saudi Arabia and Iran
The rivalry between Saudi Arabia and Iran is well-known. In their battle for regional hegemony, each fears that the spread of the other’s sectarian ideology may undermine their own regime’s...
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