International

Alexander Jelloian

The AfCFTA: Restoring Africa’s Indigenous Trading Patterns

The implementation of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) last year has the potential to reduce trade barriers across...

Alexander Jelloian

How Lebanon Can Attain Economic and Political Freedom

The Lebanese people are suffering. A protest in the city of Tripoli turned violent mid-July when a hand grenade exploded, injuring five...

Alexander Jelloian

Nigeria, West Africa Increasingly Beset by Kidnappings, Terrorism

While much of the world has been focused on combating the global coronavirus pandemic, extremist and criminal groups have been carrying...

Alexander Jelloian

In Hong Kong, Pro-Democracy Newspaper Closes and Editor Is Arrested

Last week, Apple Daily, the largest pro-democracy newspaper in Hong Kong, announced it will shut down. The organization’s management said...

Alexander Jelloian

Weak Rule of Law Is Holding Back the Armenian People

Armenia and Azerbaijan made international headlines in September 2020 when violence erupted in Nagorno-Karabakh, a disputed region of...

Alexander Jelloian

More Economic Freedom in Balkans Requires Reducing Government Corruption

The U.S. sanctions recently slapped on Albania’s former prime minister for corruption represent the latest in a string of events...

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