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42 Months on, How Does Sudan’s Democracy Movement Endure?

Sudanese use old precedents, new methods and youth’s energy to keep demanding civilian rule. Three and a half years after Sudan’s military deposed the authoritarian ruler, Omar Bashir, in response to massive protests, the current military leadership and divisions among political factions are stalling a return to elected civilian government. …

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Beijing’s Strategy for Asserting Its “Party Rule by Law” Abroad

Under the leadership of Xi Jinping, the Chinese Communist Party has taken steps to assert more influence over the international legal system and to shape the global legal environment to better serve its political and economic objectives. This report examines the potential ramifications of China’s assertive use of new legal …

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Xi Kicks Off Campaign for a Chinese Vision of Global Security

China’s leader is on the offensive, pushing an alternative to the Western-led security order. What does it mean for U.S.-China relations? Earlier this month Chinese leader Xi Jinping made his first foreign trip since the coronavirus outbreak, joining the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) summit in Samarkand, Uzbekistan. The summit was …

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