Caleb Mills

Caleb M. Mills is an Editor at E-International Relations Magazine and an Associate at the South China Sea Newswire. He holds a BA in Political Science and International Relations from Purdue University, where he worked as a research assistant. In 2023, Caleb interned at Vanderbilt University’s Latin American Public Opinion Project, studying the phenomena of autogolpes. His research has focused on comparative political theory, including democratic backsliding and the intersection between electoral politics and foreign policy. Caleb’s work has appeared in the Lima Chronicle, Asia Times, International Policy Digest, RealClearPolitics, and Geopolitical Monitor. In 2020, Caleb’s research on China’s ongoing water crisis was referenced in Anatol Lievens's book, "Climate Change and the Nation State: The Case for Nationalism in a Warming World." published by Oxford University Press.

Elections Won’t Save Haiti

cc Diplomatic Security Service, March 2024: In early 2024, gang violence surged in Haiti, putting the U.S. mission and diplomats at risk. To enhance the U.S. embassy's security posture in Port-au-Prince, the State Department deployed a U.S. Marine Fleet Antiterrorism Security Team and DSS Mobile Security Deployments units to augment the Regional Security Office's efforts.

Elections won’t save Haiti; only a concerted, national program for recovery can do that.

Malaysia’s Defense Upgrades: Progress or Pitfall?

NORTH ARABIAN SEA (March 24, 2013) An F/A-18C Hornet from the Wildcats of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 131 launches from the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69) on the ship’s first day of combat air sorties of 2013 in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. Dwight D. Eisenhower is deployed to the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility promoting maritime security operations, theater security cooperation efforts and support missions as part of Operation Enduring Freedom. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Andrew Schneider/Released) 130324-N-XQ474-299

Recent improvements illustrate how Malaysia is determined to cement its place as an up-and-coming power in Southeast Asia and possibly beyond.

Taiwan’s Missing Voice at the UN’s Future Summit

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Can the UN Summit for the Future hope to advance equitable technological development when the party responsible for some 90% of the global computer chip market is absent?

The Front-Runners: Five Western Leaders in Waiting

cc UK Parliament, modified, https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Prime_Minister%27s_Questions,_7_February_2024_01.jpg

Leadership is expected to turn over in key Western states, bringing new policies that will reverberate throughout the global order. This backgrounder examines five key figures poised to form governments in the near future.

Alaska Is a Case Study for Universal Basic Income

Anchorage, Alaska; cc James Brooks, modified, https://flickr.com/photos/jkbrooks85/50552723488/in/photolist-2k2aVsQ-p2vuwT-6PcyoD-36muQ-SXo144-6PgHNQ-2jRo12K-9JwJML-9KX6ge-9KX72P-aBq3XZ-4JqNbj-9KWwVk-9KX3La-9HZHEW-9HWDsx-KLHbum-6P4xjr-5AyzSH-dgdZmh-dwJhUo-9HYVdb-9KXdvH-9L11RC-9gPMz5-9HZ6NS-9JwHww-2mvwr78-BMcdY9-brhhaC-czJYi1-czJY1h-9JwMmS-9JwLu3-9JtW28-9JwM2L-9JwLaj-9JwKfq-oKhGvR-2mvr4Lg-9JtYFn-9JwLHS-9JtWr8-9JtVJv-oKhdNj-czJULs-BMcey7-czJXsq-dGfpsk-qa59VH

Universal Basic Income remains an unpopular point of contention for many Americans, yet its influence continues to grow on the back of political pressure and successful examples like the Alaska Permanent Fund.

Partisanship Above All: Diplomacy and Democratic Politics

Beverly & Pack, cc modified, public domain, https://flickr.com/photos/walkadog/3202454347/in/photolist-5SZq78-2gRvN-bwzf8q-2kxMMky-4z3Bh5-4yYyFD-2kxNqMt-apzi1F-apBZiu-2gP3T-2kxNkLB-2kxMKXd-4716df-2kxMN3a-2kxNmqh-2kxJaTu-2kxMPvA-2kxNpeU-2kxJaxQ-apBZuE-2kxJ6EK-2kxJbox-2kxJ6PH-2kxMLsw-2kxMPV3-2kxJ9Sw-2kxMPa5-2kxMLY6-2kxNqvX-2kxMQgd-2kxMPQo-2kxJ8Tx-2kxMPK3-2kxMPBY-dBa6t6-2kxMQ9p-5Tj2eK

In a democracy, accountability is everything. And it seems as if impassioned partisans are not holding true to their half of the bargain.

Military’s Gain is Democracy’s Loss in Peru

A military parade in Peru; cc young shanahan, modified, https://flickr.com/photos/youngshanahan/36154610631/in/photolist-X5RQ8H-BnyK1-2mDPtYs-2oC8UH5-X5RYUR-95tDY5-6QzDAR-6QzCBF-2hk6pT2-4nWE8x-4nWEkK-4nWDwr-6nQaKH-4nWDNF-4o1HZJ-4o1HEL-4o1HHJ-4o1Jyd-4o1JEb-4nWE3D-6pDpiV-6b6ku9-2gTqc8k-2odomch-2mECj9K-bBvtnv-2mEcgTp-2raSuR-2uTes3-2raRzp-W1XkHu-HxecMy-6Bp3fK-f7buMb-2mEaXkT-XhxL7z-6b6kuh-34yxXT-5QpxNV-P9RaVS-2mEhvZN-2hk6fA4-P3txxD-2gvE7QX-f7buRW-TevcWH-6b6ku1-daMDhK-2feBSFg-6pDpiZ

Against the backdrop of recent experiments with authoritarianism, Peru’s expansion of military strength poses some troubling questions for the future of democracy in the South American country.

Bolsonaro Won’t Go Quietly

cc Palácio do Planalto - https://www.flickr.com/photos/palaciodoplanalto/48563245511/, modified, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=Special:Search&limit=500&offset=0&ns0=1&ns6=1&ns14=1&sort=last_edit_desc&search=brazil+bolsonaro+filetype%3Abitmap&sort=last_edit_desc&advancedSearch-current={%22fields%22:{%22filetype%22:%22bitmap%22}}#/media/File:2019_Cerim%C3%B4nia_de_abertura_do_rodeio_da_64%C2%AA_Festa_do_Pe%C3%A3o_de_Boiadeiro_de_Barretos_-_48563245511.jpg

The election might be over, but the question as to who will be Brazil’s next leader remains unanswered.

Russia’s Mass Abduction of Ukrainians Explained

Ukrainian children are fleeing Russian aggression. Przemyśl, Poland 27/02/2022; note: the pictured individual is an evacuee and has not been abduncted. / modified / https://flickr.com/photos/mirekpruchnicki/51913859740/in/photolist-2n6s6Rf-2n7FHU9-2nwDX8V-2naKy5x-2n8AaJc-2nasT3R-2nnWVEs-2ngeZK3-2n8mpTr-2nao7SX-2n8Ab2S-2nbzKfL-2nx1cze-2n893GL-2n8Gm7R-2n7FEaR-2ncZKU4-2n5FLLL-2n6s6UX-2n5yq8r-2nd6KyK-2nkEHTJ-2nd1Vgp-2n9VoYw-2nqRS8t-2n7mjA2-2n8yEai-2nerDnk-2n77NvX-2n8Z4JZ-2nwmwmR-2nfabrD-2nchsnq-2n6rsbf-2njMtum-2noXPk9-2n8Ad3v-2nj5JCZ-2n6mgYM-2ncN8cP-2n6KXPX-2nd1Vrz-2n6LjpU-2n7SKeM-2ncMPjh-2n7iHAX-2n7LKTE-2nxoMeY-2n634y6-2navT6K

Russia-occupied Ukraine is experiencing nothing less than an exhaustive attempt at political and cultural genocide.

Washington Should Stay Out of Cuba’s Fight for Freedom

Counter-attack by Cuban Revolutionary Armed Forces supported by T-34 tanks near Playa Giron during the Bay of Pigs invasion, 19 April 1961.. , https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Attack_near_Playa_Giron._April_19,_1961._-_panoramio.jpg

A metamorphosis is occurring in Havana, and the United States must let nature take its course.

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