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Government & PoliticsEuropean Union, Turkey, United States

Turkey’s Faltering Democracy and Western Interests

Anwar Alam

In mid-November, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan called to congratulate President-elect Joe Biden. Although brief, the call between the two leaders is likely the start of a markedly different U.S.-Turkey…

Defense & SecurityNATO, Syria, United States

Are The U.S. And Its Partners Losing Their Grip On Syria’s North East?

Ahmad al-Khaled

The oil-rich province of Deir ez-Zor, located in Eastern Syria, has witnessed another escalation between the local Arab populace and the Kurdish-dominated Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF). Unexpectedly for the SDF…

Defense & SecurityAfghanistan, ISIS, Pakistan, Taliban, United States

With the U.S.-Taliban Deal in place, IS-K seeks to build a reign of terror in Afghanistan

Ahmad Shah Katawazai

Last Sunday evening, a large prison in eastern Afghanistan was stormed by IS-K militants resulting in dozens of casualties and hundreds of prisoners escaping. The sophisticated attack continued for almost…

Defense & SecurityAfghanistan, Al Qaeda, China, Iran, Iraq, ISIS, Pakistan, Private Military Companies, Russia, United States

Paid to Kill: An Examination of the Evolution of Combatants for Hire

Joshua E. Duke

Throughout world history, as long as there has been conflict among people, there have been people willing to pay others to carry out violence. From assassins and mercenaries to bounty…

Deterrence & Foreign PolicyRussia, Syria, Turkey, United States

The American Plan for Syria

Hashim Abid

It’s been nearly a decade since the war in Syria began due to public discontent towards the regime’s handling of the country’s political affairs. Resentment grew into open revolt, which…

Deterrence & Foreign PolicyChina, East Asia, Japan, Taiwan, United States

Confronting Japan to Defend Against China: Senkaku as a Case Study in Taiwan’s Politics

Moises de Souza & Dean Karalekas

The city council of Okinawa’s Ishigaki-shi approved legislation June 22 to change the district name of the Senkaku Islands from Tonoshiro to Tonoshiro Senkaku, prompting a stern response from the…

Defense & SecurityAfghanistan, Iraq, ISIS, Terrorism, United States

After Almost Twenty Years, America’s “War on Terrorism” Resembles Insanity

John Arias

September 11th, 2020 will mark the nineteenth year since the attacks in New York and Washington, D.C. For those nineteen years, terrorism underpinned U.S. foreign policy decision making. As a result,…

Defense & SecurityGreece, NATO, Turkey, United States

Kastellorizo is the Key to Turkish & Greek Ambitions in the Eastern Mediterranean

Jack Dulgarian

“Greece can live inside the dream world of its past… Now it is time to sit at the table for the solution of chronic problems in the Aegean.” – Retired…

Defense & SecurityCOVID-19, Cyber Security, United States

COVID-19 & Global Cybersecurity: Urgent Action is Needed

Leo S.F. Lin

COVID-19 has impacted our lives in many aspects; one of them is the emerging trend in cybersecurity threats on a global scale. Many governments have reported an increase in cyber…

EnergySaudi Arabia, United States

The United States Should Block Saudi Oil Imports—For Good

Connor Sutherland

In March, as West Texas Intermediate (WTI) futures cratered to nearly forty dollars below zero, President Donald J. Trump speculated aloud to reporters on the possibility that he would consider…

DevelopmentEuropean Union, Migration, United Nations, United States

Humanity on the Move: Migration in the Age of Walls and Borders

Joanna Rozpedowski

A version of this article was originally published by E-IR. “Since the fall of the Berlin Wall, the number of border walls between nations has more than quadrupled” precisely at a…

DiplomacyChina, France, Russia, United Kingdom, United Nations, United States

A new formula for the UN Security Council

Alistair Somerville

For the best part of a decade, paralysis has plagued the United Nations Security Council. Most recently, the International Rescue Committee described the Council’s response to the coronavirus as “shameful.”…