Archetypes of Autocracy: Part I
This analysis was featured in Critical State, a weekly newsletter from Inkstick Media and The World. Subscribe here. Like other forms of government, autocracies exist on a spectrum of power…
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Sam Ratner is a contributing editor at Zitamar News, where he covers southeast African security issues, and a founding editor of Fellow Travelers Blog. He earned his MPA in international security policy from Columbia University's School of International and Public Affairs. He tweets at @samratner.
Coup Contagions: Part I
This analysis was featured in Critical State, a weekly newsletter from Inkstick Media and The World. Subscribe here. You may have heard that there is a pandemic of coups going on right now.…
If Not Police, What? Part II
This analysis was featured in Critical State, a weekly newsletter from Inkstick Media and The World. Subscribe here. Last week on Deep Dive, we looked at an example of how local security…
If Not Police, What? Part I
This analysis was featured in Critical State, a weekly newsletter from Inkstick Media and The World. Subscribe here. One of the questions advocates of police abolition get asked most often…
What Does "Legitimacy" Mean: Part II
This analysis was featured in Critical State, a weekly newsletter from Inkstick Media and The World. Subscribe here. Last week on Deep Dive, we looked at new research on how people who have…
What Does "Legitimacy" Mean: Part I
This analysis was featured in Critical State, a weekly newsletter from Inkstick Media and The World. Subscribe here. One of the most difficult parts of a statebuilding enterprise to…
Protest Projection: Part II
This analysis was featured in Critical State, a weekly newsletter from Inkstick Media and The World. Subscribe here. Last week on Deep Dive, we looked at some of the unintended consequences…
Protest Projection: Part I
This analysis was featured in Critical State, a weekly newsletter from Inkstick Media and The World. Subscribe here. Most protests are directed against a fairly immediate authority. When…
Foundations of International Relations: Part II
This analysis was featured in Critical State, a weekly newsletter from Inkstick Media and The World. Subscribe here. Last week in Deep Dive, we looked at research on the role foundations do…
Foundations of International Relations
This analysis was featured in Critical State, a weekly newsletter from Inkstick Media and The World. Subscribe here. One way to understand philanthropy by society’s richest individuals is…