COVID-19: Diplomatic Obstruction or Opportunity?
As the pandemic novel coronavirus (COVID-19) spreads globally, diplomatic relations among countries have…
What’s Next for the United States’ Iran Strategy?
After the seizure of the U.S. Embassy in Tehran in 1979, the United States severed diplomatic ties with Iran and…
London Court Rules Against Ukrainian Oligarchs in PrivatBank Case
While the ruling is ostensively favorable for Ukraine, it has consequences for the country's economic and…
Elections in Ukraine’s Donetsk and Luhansk Regions: Peace, But At What Cost?
In early October of 2019, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky announced that Ukraine would agree to hold…
TAPI Pipeline Puts South Asia’s Prosperity in Peril
Nearly a quarter-century after it was first envisaged, the long-awaited Turkmenistan-Afghanistan-Pakistan-India…
Confidence Building Measures Needed Before the U.S. and Saudi Arabia…
After about a year of escalating tensions and heated rhetorical exchanges, the Persian Gulf region experiencing a…
Rethinking U.S. Energy Security to Hedge Against Heightened…
As U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo blamed Iran for the September 2019 attack on the Abqaiq and Khurais oil…
Yemen is a Battleground in Iran’s Proxy War Against the U.S. and…
As the world’s attention is increasingly focused on Iranian aggression in the Persian Gulf, it’s essential to look…
Afghanistan’s 2019 Presidential Election: Leading Contenders
Seventeen candidates are running for the 2019 Afghan presidential election on September 28, 2019.The two leading…
Transnistria: No Longer an Illegal Trade Hub?
Is Transnistria slowly shifting westward?
If you've not heard of Transnistria—the de-facto state nestled between…
No End in Sight to the Struggle for Transitional Justice in Nepal
The signing of the Comprehensive Peace Agreement (CPA) in 2006 marked the end of the decade-long civil war between…
Termination of INF Treaty Could Spark Arms Race in Asia
By terminating of the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces (INF) treaty, a key Cold War-era arms control pact, the…