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Defense & SecurityEstonia, European Union, Greece, Latvia, Lithuania, NATO, Poland, Russia, Ukraine, United Kingdom, United States

Poland Will Increase the Size of Its Military by Over 50%

Joshua Ball

Over 50,000 troops will join the ranks of the Polish Armed Forces. This comes alongside news that the Polish military will create a 50,000-strong volunteer militia as fears grow of…

Defense & SecurityRussia, United States, Wikileaks

Donald Trump Jr’s Secret Communications with Wikileaks

GSR Staff

Newly discovered communications between Donald Trump Jr. and Wikileaks during the 2016 campaign reveal a coordinated effort to distribute information damaging to the Clinton Campaign. Wikileaks is considered to be…

Defense & SecurityChina, European Union, Iran, Japan, Military Strategy, North Korea, Russia, United States

U.S. Nuclear Weapons Modernization

Ankit Panda

U.S. strategic and tactical nuclear weapons on land, in the air, and at sea, will undergo costly and extensive modernization in the coming years. U.S. nuclear forces, operated by the…

Government & PoliticsRussia, Ukraine, United States

Trump Campaign Officials Indicted in Special Counsel Investigation

Joshua Ball

Trump Campaign Chair and associate were charged on 12 counts, including conspiracy against the United States and money laundering. Special Counsel Robert Mueller has indicted Former Trump Campaign Chairman Paul…

Defense & SecurityIran, Iraq, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Syria, Turkey, United States

What to Watch For in Post-ISIS Iraq and Syria

Zachary Laub

As the campaigns to wrest the Islamic State from the territory it held in Iraq and Syria near completion, new conflicts may arise if old political arrangements prevail. The self-proclaimed…

Defense & SecurityChina, Energy, European Union, Foreign Policy, France, International Security, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Lebanon, Middle East, Northern Africa, Oil, OPEC, Qatar, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Syria, United Arab Emirates, United States

Converging Economic and Demographic Trends Threaten Security in the Middle East and North Africa

Joshua Ball

With oil prices unlikely to recover to levels of the petroleum boom governments may have to limit cash payments and subsidies. In the meantime, social networks have provided new tools…

Defense & SecurityBrazil, China, India, Russia, South Africa, United States

The Assertions of Rising and Declining World Powers

Joshua Ball

Expect increasing assertiveness from Beijing and Moscow as both governments seek to lock in competitive advantages. Beijing and Moscow will seek to lock in competitive advantages and also to right…

Defense & SecurityEgypt, Iran, Kuwait, Qatar, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Syria, United Arab Emirates, United States

Increased Sectarian Tensions in the Middle East as the Saudi-Iran Proxy War Heats Up

Joshua Ball

Security concerns in Saudi Arabia are on the rise. Tensions are increasing between the Shia-minority and the Kingdom's Sunni ruling class in the aftermath of the execution of Shiite cleric…

Defense & SecurityForeign Policy, Russia, United States

The Subtext of Secretary Mattis’ Mysterious Memo

Joshua Ball

After a cryptic department-wide memo some are asking if Secretary James Mattis is trying to send a message. Early in August and without pretext, Secretary of Defense James Mattis circulated…

Defense & SecurityAmericas, Brazil, China, Colombia, Hezbollah, International Security, Lebanon, Russia, Syria, Venezuela

How Likely is a Civil War in Venezuela?

Joshua Ball

The worst-case scenario for Venezuela: Prolonged economic crisis and food shortages, coupled with rapidly escalating violence and unchecked arms proliferation could lead to a civil war If there isn’t any…

Defense & SecurityBelarus, China, North Korea, Russia, South Korea, Ukraine, United States, Zapad-2017

North Korea Crisis Reveals Fractures in the China-Russia Strategic Partnership

Joshua Ball

In recent months, the Chinese government has been repeatedly criticized by North Korean state media. Particularly surprising to Beijing was a reference to China as the “Chinese mainland,” in differentiating it from…

Defense & SecurityBelarus, Russia, Ukraine, United States

How to Justify an Invasion: Russia’s FSB Accused of False-Flag Terrorist Attacks in Ukraine

Joshua Ball

The Head of Ukraine's SBU Security Service accused Russia's FSB of committing false-flag terrorist attacks to justify a full-scale invasion of Ukraine. In a rare televised interview on September 3rd,…