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2021-08-23 Cooley in FA_tarik-haiga-ClhMGB46DbQ-unsplash.jpg — A Post-American Central Asia

By Alexander Cooley on August 23, 2021 for *Foreign Affairs.*

How can the world hold Belarus accountable?

By Alexander Cooley on May 25, 2021 for *Washington Post’s Monkey Cage* blog.

2021.03.26+foreign+affairs.jpg — **The Illiberal Tide**

By Alexander Cooley and Daniel Nexon on March 26, 2021 for *Foreign Affairs*

US Domestic Politics and the Biden Administration’s Global Agenda

By Alexander Cooley on March 24, 2021 for the *Valdai Discussion Club*

**U.S. Lawyers Are Foreign Kleptocrats’ Best Friends**

By Alexander Cooley and Casey Michel on March 23, 2021 for *Foreign Policy*

Understanding Corruption Opportunities and Networks in China’s BRI Projects in Central Asia

Alexander Cooley for University of Toronto’s *Belt & Road in Global Perspective* blog on on February 12, 2021.

2021.01.31%2B-%2Bnational%2Binterest%2Bpiece%2Bwith%2Bnexon.jpg — To Re-Establish U.S. Influence, Biden Should…

Alexander Cooley and Daniel Nexon on January 21, 2021 for *The National Interest*

2021.01.13. - valdai article.jpg — The Impact of COVID-19 and Global Perceptions

By Alexander Cooley on January 13, 2021 for *Valdai Discussion Club*

2020.12.28 - Trends article.jpg — Securing the neighborhood

By Alexander Cooley on December 28, 2020 for *Trends Research & Advisory*

2020.04.27 Foreign Policy Article — Why populists want a multipolar world

by Alexander Cooley and Daniel Nexon on April 27, 2020 in *Foreign Policy*

2020.06+foreign+affairs+piece.jpg — How hegemony Ends

By Alexander Cooley and Daniel Nexon on June 6, 2020 for *Foreign Affairs*

2020.04.14+Monkey+Cage+Article.jpg — Trump announced the U.S. Will Suspend WHO Funding

by Alexander Cooley and Daniel Nexon on April 14, 2020 in *The* *Washington Post*

2017.11.14+Washington+Post+OpEd.jpg — How Today’s Despots and kleptocrats hide their stolen wealth

by Alexander Cooley and Jason Sharman on Nov 14, 2017 in *Washington Post*

2016.12.22+Foreign+Policy+feature.jpg — Globalization only enriched and empowered autocrats.

by Alexander Cooley on Dec 22, 2016 in *Foreign Policy*

2016.09.02+FinTimes+OpEd.jpg — For Karimov, the personal was always political

by Alexander Cooley and John Heathershaw on Sep 2, 2016 in *Financial Times*

2012.08.07+Foreign+Affairs+article.jpg — The New Great Game in Central Asia

by Alexander Cooley on Aug 7, 2012 in *Foreign Affairs*

Expert Testimony

Tools of Transnational Repression

This U.S. Helsinki Commission hearing on September 12, 2019 examined INTERPOL abuse among other autocratic practices aimed at suppressing dissent across borders, including surveillance, abduction, and assassination.

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Looking West: China and Central Asia.

Prepared Testimony for US-China Economic and Security Commission's hearing on March 18, 2015

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Crisis in Kyrgyzstan: Fuel, Contracts and Revolution along the Afghan Supply Chain

On Thursday April 22, 2010 the Subcommittee on National Security and Foreign Affairs held an oversight hearing to address the causes of the revolution and political turmoil in Kyrgyzstan and explore Kyrgyzstan’s critical role in the supply chain for the U.S. and NATO war effort in Afghanistan.

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Expert Quotes & Mentions

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Commentary in AP News on the SCO 18th Summit in Qingdao, China, June 2018

Commentary in Newsweek on the SCO 18th Summit in Qingdao, China, June 2018

Commentary in Le Monde on the SCO 18th Summit in Qingdao, China, June 2018

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