With our international initiatives, global partners, and network of regional and topical experts, GPII is uniquely positioned to assess the many aspects of global crisis. This blog hosts articles from scholars and practitioners – one component of the Addressing Global Crisis Project. Click here to learn more.

Corruption, Economic Hardships and Political Rivalries in 1930’s Turkey


During the 1930s, Turkey came across significant political and economic instability, as seen by the rise of the Liberal Republican Party (Serbest Cumhuriyet Fırkası) , advocating for a more liberal and democratic political system, freedom of speech and the right to assemble with the growing conflicts with the ruling Republican People’s Party (Cumhuriyet Halk Partisi) […]
Posted September 5, 2025



GPII’s WUCF-TV Global Perspectives Wins Telly Award


Orlando, FL – June 12, 2024 – The University of Central Florida Office of Global Perspectives & International Initiatives announced today its WUCF-TV interview show Global Perspectives has been named a Telly Winner in Television – Interview & Talk Show in the record breaking 45th Annual Telly Awards. The Telly Awards annually honor excellence in […]
Posted June 12, 2024

GPII Continues to Examine Global Challenges as Busy Semester Draws to Close


Across the globe, nation, and state, policymakers are struggling to find solutions to a multitude of challenges both new and old. It is often far easier to diagnose problems than identify answers to vexing questions. Global Perspectives & International Initiatives (GPII) believes it is important to understand the nature of contemporary challenges by looking at […]
Posted May 2, 2024

A Conversation About U.S.-Chinese Relations


Looking at any international issue, from security to economic development to climate change, and the conversation eventually turns to the Sino-American rivalry. Will the U.S. maintain its status as the sole global superpower, or has the world power structure morphed into a bipolar or multipolar construct? Does China’s rise inevitably mean America’s decline? What are […]
Posted May 2, 2024

Assessing the U.S. in a Volatile World


It has been two years since the United States pulled out of Afghanistan. The chaotic departure from Kabul reminded many of the ignominious 1975 collapse of Saigon. Critics contends the withdrawal emboldened rivals, especially Russia and China, and encouraged smaller nations and their leaders to recalculate policies and politics. The hasty exit highlighted that the […]
Posted May 2, 2024


Global Implications of the Inflation Reduction Act


What is beyond dispute is that China’s global influence has expanded rapidly under the banner of the Belt and Road Initiative, with economic tentacles moving across South Asia, into Africa, and beyond. While many analysts have rebuked Beijing for implementing an exploitive strategy which mostly ignores governance, human rights, and rule of law issues, others […]
Posted May 1, 2024

China’s Peacekeeping Efforts Raises Questions about American Policy


The recent détente between Saudi Arabia and Iran has many foreign policy observers pondering what this means for global politics and America’s role in the world. More questions were raised by President Xi Jinping’s state visit to Moscow this past week, during which China is reported to have floated the parameters of a Russia-Ukraine peace […]
Posted May 1, 2024

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