Sam Ratner
Sam Ratner writes The World's Critical State newsletter.
Sam Ratner writes Inkstick Media's Critical State newsletter.
He is also a contributing editor Zitamar News and graduate a of Columbia University's School of International and Public Affairs.
Sam writes about civil wars, statebuilding, southern Africa and progressive security policy.
Undemocratic shifts for state control: Part I
Critical State, a foreign policy newsletter by Inkstick Media, takes a deep dive this week into the sudden proliferation of undemocratic shifts in state control that has reignited a series of debates about coups.
Protest projection: Part II
In this week's Critical State, a foreign policy newsletter by Inkstick Media, Sam Ratner takes a deep dive into new research on what happens when Chinese political prisoners make an appeal to an international audience.
Protest projection: Part 1
Critical State, a foreign policy newsletter by Inkstick Media, takes a deep dive into why protests led to military interventions in Bahrain, Syria, Libya, and Yemen, and how those interventions played out.
Foundations of international relations: Part II
How do philanthropic foundations get involved in international climate policy — and what kinds of reforms do they favor? Critical State, a foreign policy newsletter by Inkstick Media, takes a deep dive into this question this week.
Foundations of international relations: Part I
What happens when major philanthropy tries to influence the international system? This week's Critical State, a foreign policy newsletter by Inkstick Media, tackles this question.
Monetary policy by other means: Part II
Critical State, a foreign policy newsletter by Inkstick Media, takes a deep dive this week into the security effects of keeping orderly budgets. Fighting a war requires raising money, and raising money requires convincing potential donors and lenders that you’re a good investment risk.
Monetary policy by other means: Part I
Critical State, a foreign policy newsletter by Inkstick Media, takes a deep dive this week into the effect that central banking can have on conflict.
How do 'whole-of-government' programs actually work? Part II
Critical State, a foreign policy newsletter by Inkstick Media, takes a deep dive into the "whole-of-government" approach to the Ebola crisis in West Africa.
How do 'whole-of-government' programs actually work? Part I
Critical State, a foreign policy newsletter by Inkstick Media, takes a deep dive into how the implementation of whole-of-government counterinsurgency varied between the Swedish and German experiences in the war in Afghanistan.
Political climate: Part II
Critical State, a foreign policy newsletter by Inkstick Media, takes a deep dive into how the US military might be bad for the planet: It's the single-largest petroleum consumer in the world and is also the largest greenhouse gas emitter.
Political climate: Part I
Critical State, a foreign policy newsletter by Inkstick Media, takes a deep dive into the political and climate risks of fossil fuel production.