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Defense & SecurityFrance, Qatar, Russia, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, United States

Saudi Arabia Threatens Military Action if Qatar Purchases Russian S-400 Air Defense System

Joshua Ball

Saudi Arabia Seeks to Prevent Qatar from Buying the Russian S-400 Air Defense System. According to reports in the French newspaper Le Monde, Saudi Arabia has asked the government of France to…

Government & PoliticsBrazil, China, Colombia, Russia, United States, Venezuela

Venezuela’s Economic Collapse & the Rise of Authoritarianism

Joshua Ball

Venezuela is in the midst of a significant political and economic crisis that will have wide-ranging implications for regional security.As the conflicts in Ukraine and the Middle East, and the…

Government & PoliticsChina, Iran, Russia, Syria, United States, Venezuela

Venezuela is Now a Dictatorship

Miguel Angel Latouche

Less than 20 countries worldwide have recognized the re-election of Nicolás Maduro as Venezuela’s president. Fewer than half of Venezuela’s registered voters participated in the South American country’s May 20…

EnergyChina, European Union, Iran, Russia, Saudi Arabia, United States

The Complicated Geopolitics of U.S. Oil Sanctions on Iran

Amy Myers Jaffe

The U.S. withdrawal from the Iran nuclear deal sets in motion a complex power play that introduces new risks for global oil markets. It is often said, perhaps with some…

Economics & TradeChina, Japan, North Korea, Russia, South Korea, United States

The Goal in Korea Should be Peace and Trade—Not Unification

Alexis Dudden, Joan E. Cho & Mary Alice Haddad

Last week, the world witnessed a first tangible step toward a peaceful, prosperous Korean peninsula. On April 27, 2018, Kim Jong Un became the first North Korean leader to step foot…

Economics & TradeChina, Tibet, Xinjiang

An Economic Downturn in China is the Greatest Threat to Chinese Domestic Security

Joshua Ball

The Chinese government has provided security and economic prosperity for a growing middle class in return for absolute loyalty. For decades, Western academics, policymakers, and analysts assumed that China's embrace…

Defense & SecurityNetherlands, Russia, United Kingdom, United States

In-Depth: Russian Active Measures, Information Warfare, and Big Data in the 2016 Presidential Election

Sophia Porotsky

Russian Information Warfare and Active Measures in the 2016 U.S. Presidential Election “Part of the misinformation, disinformation campaign that was launched was launched in three key states, Wisconsin, Michigan, and…

Government & PoliticsArmenia, Azerbaijan, Nagorno-Karabakh, Russia

“Velvet Revolution” in Armenia Indicates a Stronger Russian-Armenian Relationship

Gabriella Gricius

Armenia isn’t likely to pivot away from it’s ties to Russia anytime soon. In the wake of former Armenian President and Prime Minister Serzh Sarkisian’s resignation on April 23, a…

Defense & SecurityIran, Israel, Russia, Syria, United States

Escalation in Syria After Israel Strikes 70 Iranian Targets

Joshua Ball

There has been a serious escalation in Syria between Israel and Iran.In the early hours of May 10, 2018, Iranian forces in Syria reportedly launched 20 rockets against Israeli targets…

Defense & SecurityHezbollah, Iran, Israel, Lebanon, Syria, United States

Israeli Military on ‘High Alert’ in Anticipation of Iranian Attack

Joshua Ball

The Israeli army is on high alert with defense systems being deployed in anticipation of an Iranian attack.In Washington and in Israel, there is a growing concern that Iran may…

Government & PoliticsNicaragua, United States

Nicaragua protests threaten an authoritarian regime that looked like it might never fall

Kai M. Thaler & Eric Seth Mosinger

After a week of political protest in Nicaragua, at least 38 people – and possibly over 60 – are dead. President Daniel Ortega, whose government once seemed unshakable, has emerged weakened in the face of protesters demanding…

Defense & SecurityAl Qaeda, ISIS, Libya, Somalia, Syria, Yemen

The Resurrection of Al-Qaeda

Bruce Hoffman

With the demise of the Islamic State, a revived al-Qaeda and its affiliates should now be considered the world’s top terrorist threat. While the self-proclaimed Islamic State has dominated the…