Category: The Forum
297 Articles
- Gender, Identity, and Security
- Sub-Saharan Africa
A Reminder To Men: Ending Gender-Based Violence Requires Comprehensive Engagement
In principle, the civil war in South Sudan ended after a peace agreement was signed in 2018. In principle, South Sudan’s constitution ensures a 35 percent…
July 26, 2023
- Intelligence & National Security
ARROS: A Universal Framework for Scrutinizing Policy Pros and Cons
Policymakers and researchers frequently grapple with complex questions of the form “will taking X action produce Q effect—and how good/bad is Q?” For example, lobbyists or…
June 26, 2023
- Environment and Biosecurity
- Sub-Saharan Africa
The Need for Private Investment to Tackle Climate Change in Africa
The evidence is clear: within ten years the world is likely to surpass the 1.5°C global warming threshold. Surpassing this threshold will significantly endanger natural…
June 8, 2023
- Geoeconomics & Resource Competition
The Elements of Control: China’s Monopoly over Critical Minerals
As part of China’s Belt and Road Initiative, the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) has taken to investing in critical mineral mines globally. One of these investment hotspots is the…
June 1, 2023
- Geoeconomics & Resource Competition
- Intelligence & National Security
- Technology
Dr. Policymaker or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Question “Market Irrationality”
The passage of the CHIPS and Science Act and economic competition between the United States and the PRC over strategic technologies have reinvigorated the exploration of …
May 15, 2023
- Defense
To Centralize or Not to Centralize? For Defense Budgeting, that is the (Unwritten) Question
On March 9, 2023, the Biden administration submitted its Fiscal Year (FY) 2024 defense budget request to Congress, totaling $842 billion. This budget represents a $26…
May 8, 2023
- Sub-Saharan Africa
Zambia: A Beacon of Democracy in Africa
President Joe Biden convened the second Summit for Democracy last month. This time, the U.S. government co-hosted the virtual event with regional partners, including…
May 5, 2023
- Middle East & North Africa
Raids, Rockets, and Riots: The Accelerating Cycle of Violence in the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict
On April 5, violence broke out between local Israeli police and Palestinians at al-Aqsa mosque in the Old City of East Jerusalem, resulting in at least 12…
May 4, 2023
- Environment and Biosecurity
Climate Change and Boots on the Ground: A New Frontier for Humanitarian Intervention?
Climate change is now at the forefront of the Pentagon’s priorities. So far, the U.S. military’s mission on climate change mitigation has focused on cleaning up and developing a…
May 3, 2023
- Technology
PeaceBot: ChatGPT’s Role in Conflict Prevention & Resolution
Our ways of waging war have evolved; it is time our ways of waging peace do as well. It’s been over a year since Russia started its war against Ukraine, and it’s not likely to…
May 1, 2023