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- Intelligence & National Security
- Middle East & North Africa
Precision and Peril: The Strategy and Consequences of Targeted Killings
When a U.S. drone strike killed Iranian General Qasem Soleimani in Baghdad in January 2020, it propelled the practice of targeted killings into the global…
August 29, 2025
- East Asia & Indo-Pacific
- Geoeconomics & Resource Competition
The Manila Connection: Rethinking U.S. Engagement in the Indo-Pacific through the Philippines
Tensions in the South China Sea have reached new heights. Recent incidents, such as the People’s Republic of China’s (PRC) Coast Guard’s ramming tactics and…
July 18, 2025
- Defense
- Middle East & North Africa
Intercepting Trouble: It’s Past Time for Integrated Air and Missile Defense in the Gulf
Although Iran coordinated its June 23 attack on a U.S. base in Qatar with Qatari and U.S. officials, and no one was killed, the event underscored two old truths about America’s…
July 16, 2025
- Geoeconomics & Resource Competition
Powering the Future: Striking Deals to Secure Critical Mineral Supply Chains
Despite an administration change at the beginning of the year, key U.S. defense priorities have remained the same. Among these priorities is the revitalization of the U.S.…
June 25, 2025
- Environment and Biosecurity
- Middle East & North Africa
Captivated by Narcotics: How Captagon Undermines Syria’s Reconstruction Efforts
On December 8, 2024, Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS), an Islamist militant group, captured Damascus after an eleven-day offensive against the incumbent regime. Former leader Bashar al…
June 24, 2025
- Intelligence & National Security
- The Americas
A Modern Day Sparta: The American Gerontocracy and the National Security Implications of Elderly Rule
Old age happens to all humans. Eventually, individuals with spritely, active youths, and sharp minds begin to falter and their mental and physical acuity begins to fade. While…
June 19, 2025
- Environment and Biosecurity
It’s Getting Hot in Here: Climate Change as a Catalyst for Nuclear Proliferation
As the international community grapples with the intensification of extreme weather events caused by climate change, and efforts to curb global emissions have fallen…
June 10, 2025
- East Asia & Indo-Pacific
The Soldier and the Democratic State: Civil-Military Relations and South Korea’s 2024 Constitutional Crisis
On June 3, 2025, Lee Jae-myung of the Democratic Party won the South Korean presidential elections by a landslide. He swept the governing People’s Power Party out of officeâ€â€¦
June 9, 2025
- Defense
Demand for Dominance: Geopolitical Drivers and Trends of F-35 Foreign Military Sales
In the immediate aftermath of the Russian invasion of Ukraine, the German parliament approved a €100 billion ‘Special Fund for the Armed Forces,’ which ended,…
June 8, 2025
- Gender, Identity, and Security
Beyond Securitization: Rethinking Women, Peace, and Security for Genuine Global Change
The Women, Peace, and Security (WPS) agenda was established in 2000 with the dual objective of preventing conflict and integrating the historically excluded half of the…
June 4, 2025