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Defense & SecurityDemocratic Republic of the Congo, France, NATO, United Kingdom, United States

Crisis in the Congo: A New Role for NATO’s Southern Hub

The growing violence in the Democratic Republic of the Congo is the latest in a series of decades-long bloody conflicts. The ongoing humanitarian crisis in the Democratic Republic of the…

Defense & SecurityEuropean Union, NATO, Russia, Ukraine

Lack of Economic Transparency & Corruption Threaten Ukraine’s National Security

Gabriella Gricius

Corruption in Ukraine threatens the country's sovereignty and advances Russian interests. Although Ukraine has received $8.7 billion in low-interest loans from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) since 2015, the government…

Government & PoliticsArmenia, Russia

Armenian Investigators Charge Head of Russia-Led Security Bloc with “Subverting Public Order”

Joshua Kucera

Armenian officials emphasized the case was only about internal affairs, but the response from Russia was not enthusiastic. This story was originally published by Eurasianet. Amid a period of heightened…

Defense & SecurityChina, Taiwan, United States

Expect Rising Tensions Between China and Taiwan for the Foreseeable Future

Joshua Ball

Beijing could attempt to reunify China by force within the next decade. The issue of reunification between mainland China and the island of Taiwan is one of the most significant…

Government & PoliticsCentral African Republic, Russia, Ukraine

The Escalating Crackdown on Journalists in Russia and Belarus

Gabriella Gricius

The suppression of free media in Russia as well as other post-Soviet states like Belarus is not without precedent. Whether through denying journalists the right to cover a story without…

Defense & SecurityAl Qaeda, European Union, ISIS, United Kingdom

U.K. Statutory Prevent Duty: The Creation and Consequences of a Police-State

Antonio Perra

Introduced by Section 26 of the Counter-Terrorism and Security Act 2015, the Prevent Duty seeks to prevent people from being drawn into terrorism by leveraging on the notion of “non-violent…

Government & PoliticsEuropean Union, NATO, Russia, Ukraine, United States

Foreign Threats to Ukraine’s National Security Distract from Internal Disorder

Gabriella Gricius

While the world focuses on the threat posed by Russia to Ukraine, domestic issues are at the root of many of the country's troubles. That is not to say that foreign…

EnergyBaltics, Energy Security, Poland, Russia

Poland and Baltic States Reduce Reliance on Russian Energy

Gabriella Gricius

Europe's dependency on Russian energy has long been viewed as a threat to national security, particularly in Eastern European countries like the Baltic states and Poland. Poland, Estonia, Latvia, and…

Defense & SecurityEuropean Union, Georgia, NATO, Russia, United States

Georgia Realizes Strategic Significance Amidst Tense Russia-NATO Relations

Anna J. Davidson

Georgia seeks closer ties with NATO while the regions of Abkhazia and South Ossetia remain occupied by Russia. In the South Caucuses, the Republic of Georgia is caught in the…

Defense & SecurityRussia, Syria, Turkey, Ukraine

Russia Transfers Five Warships Out of Caspian Sea

Joshua Kucera

This story was originally published by Eurasianet. Russia has transferred at least five warships out of the Caspian Sea into European waters in response to threats in that theater, at…

DiplomacyIran, Iraq, Israel, Lebanon, Russia, Syria, United States

What’s next for Iran after the U.S. withdrawal from the nuclear deal?

Ehsan Ahrari

Iran versus the United States Commenting on competitive interactions between a weak and a strong state, Thucydides is reported to have stated: “The strong do what they have to do and…