The Department of Defense’s Multidomain Operations Challenge
This article was originally published on October 21, 2021.
In response to the shift towards Indo-Pacific regional…
Conflict and Competition: Limited Nuclear Warfare and the New Face of Deterrence
This article was initially published on December 16, 2019.
"Nuclear weapons seem to be in almost everybody's bad…
Déjà Vu: Hacked Again
This is getting old. Yet again, Russian-backed agents have hacked the United States.
The United States can only…
Turkey’s Faltering Democracy and Western Interests
In mid-November, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan called to congratulate President-elect Joe Biden. Although…
Cyber World War: The People’s Republic of China, Anti-American…
"O divine art of subtlety and secrecy! Through you, we learn to be invisible, through you inaudible; and hence we…
Russian Ambitions in the Arctic: What to Expect
Over the past few years, the Arctic has become an arena growing in prominence both for its potential as a…
COVID-19 and the Increasing Risk of Terrorism
There is no doubt that the global COVID-19 pandemic has disrupted nearly every aspect of life. From how we interact…
Turkey Uses Medieval Score-Settling to Justify Its Hagia Sophia…
Europe is now home to one of the world’s strangest paradoxes. The continent’s most prominent mosque, the Great…
Africa’s (Modern) Slavery Problem
From rubies in Mozambique to emeralds in Zambia, opals in Australia, and Jade in Myanmar, the mining industry is…
Are The U.S. And Its Partners Losing Their Grip On Syria’s North…
The oil-rich province of Deir ez-Zor, located in Eastern Syria, has witnessed another escalation between the local…
With the U.S.-Taliban Deal in place, IS-K seeks to build a reign of…
Last Sunday evening, a large prison in eastern Afghanistan was stormed by IS-K militants resulting in dozens of…
Paid to Kill: An Examination of the Evolution of Combatants for Hire
Throughout world history, as long as there has been conflict among people, there have been people willing to pay…