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Economics & TradeChina, COVID-19, Cyber Security, Russia, United States

A Global Recession Will Fuel Cyber-Espionage

Mohamed ELDoh

Over the past several years, many economists (for a variety of reasons) have predicted a global recession in 2020. The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic is aggressively pushing the world into a…

Government & PoliticsChina, Iran

COVID-19 Sparks a Wave of Racism in Iran

Ali Arfa

After Kianush Jahanpur, Iran’s health ministry spokesman called the Chinese COVID-19 figures a “joke,” there was an exchange of some tweets between him and Chang Hua, Chinese ambassador to Iran.…

Defense & SecurityCOVID-19, Disinformation, International Security, Public Health, Social Media, Terrorism

Social Media’s Role in Disaster Preparedness & Crisis Management

Mohamed ELDoh

There were over 4.5 billion active internet users around the world as of January 2020—roughly 60 percent of the global population. In an average month, over 3 billion are active…

EnergyEnergy Security, Europe, Russia, Turkey

Russia’s Renewed Energy Dominance in Europe

Gabriella Gricius

Although the hype surrounding the recent launch of the TurkStream pipeline and the in-progress Nord Stream 2 would have readers believe otherwise, Russian energy dominance in Europe is nothing new.…

Economics & TradeASEAN, China, Djibouti, India, Myanmar, Pakistan

Is India at Risk of Losing the Game of Great Power Competition?

Pranay Kumar Shome

The slower New Delhi is in responding to Beijing's aggressive economic moves; the more India will have to lose. In January of this year, General Secretary Xi Jinping of the…

Government & PoliticsPutin, Russia

Constitutional Reform and Presidential Term Limits in Russia

Gabriella Gricius

What will Vladimir Putin do when his presidential term ends in 2024? In his annual state-of-the-nation speech this January, Russian President Vladimir Putin called for broad changes to the Russian…

Defense & SecurityIran, United States

Post-Soleimani, Iran is a Major Cyber Threat to the U.S., Europe, and the Middle East

Mohamed ELDoh

An overview of recent public unrest in Iran and the elimination of Qasem Soleimani Civil unrest in Iran has been mounting for the past several months. Sparked by an increase…

Defense & SecurityChina, North Korea, Russia, United States

Nuclear Damage Limitation in an Era of Great Power Competition

Richard Purcell

Editor's note: This is the second piece in a two-part series examining the role of damage limitation strategy in U.S. nuclear war planning. Read part one here. With the apparent…

Defense & SecurityNuclear Deterrence, Nuclear Weapons, Russia, United States

A History of Damage Limitation in U.S. Nuclear War Planning

Richard Purcell

The concept of nuclear damage limitation dates back to the early 1960s. Robert McNamara, Secretary of Defense during the Kennedy and Johnson administrations, described it as “the ability to reduce…

Defense & Security

Climate Security is National Security

Joanna Rozpedowski

Between 2008-2012 over 144 million people were displaced by a sudden onset of disasters in more than 122 countries, a number far higher than the number of refugees and internally…

Defense & SecurityIraq, ISIS, Syria, Terrorism, United States

Now That Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi is Dead, What Next?

Alan Lis

Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, the leader of the Islamic State, was killed on the 26th of October in a raid carried out by U.S. Special Forces when he detonated a suicide…

Defense & SecurityGeorgia, NATO, Russia, United States

NATO Membership and Georgia’s Democratic Future

Miro Popkhadze

The North Atlantic Treaty Organization is the most powerful alliance in history. Since World War Two, with American leadership, NATO has guaranteed the security, stability, and prosperity of the international order. It protected…