Category: The Forum
297 Articles
- Geoeconomics & Resource Competition
- Sub-Saharan Africa
The Problem with America’s Africa Strategy: What is Wrong and How to Fix It
It’s been two months since the Biden administration unveiled its “Strategy Toward Sub-Saharan Africa” and two months remain until the administration hosts the U.S.-Africa…
October 25, 2022
- Environment and Biosecurity
Health On The (Red) Line: Recentering Malaria In Climate Change Discourse
The second most deadly animal in the world is the human; the first is the mosquito. Different species of mosquitoes transmit parasitic infections, such as Zika virus, West…
October 21, 2022
- East Asia & Indo-Pacific
Reversing Strategic Neglect: The U.S.-Pacific Islands Country Summit
On September 28-29, the United States hosted the historic US-Pacific Islands Country Summit in Washington, DC. The event marked the first summit between the U.S. and…
October 18, 2022
- Gender, Identity, and Security
- Intelligence & National Security
Advancing A Feminist Approach To National Security
Over the first two years of the Biden administration, multiple geopolitical flashpoints—including the U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan, the protests of “Russian mothers” against…
October 17, 2022
- East Asia & Indo-Pacific
- Gender, Identity, and Security
China’s Dismissal of #MeToo as a Tool of Western Influence Harms Women
The #MeToo movement empowered women all across the globe to speak out against sexual harassment, including in the People’s Republic of China (PRC). Yet progress in China has…
October 14, 2022
- Defense
- Europe & Central Asia
- Technology
Tipping The Scales: The Use of Drones in the Russia-Ukraine War
While Russia’s military capabilities were overestimated, analysts failed to predict just how effective Ukraine’s adoption of asymmetric capabilities would be. Drones are making…
October 13, 2022
- Middle East & North Africa
Preserving Legitimacy Through Transition: Lessons from the Republic of Yemen
On April 7, 2022, the leader of the internationally recognized government of Yemen, Abd Rabbuh Mansour Hadi, announced his abdication and transferred his powers to a…
October 12, 2022
- Europe & Central Asia
- The Americas
From Russia With Love: The State of Russia’s Influence in the Western Hemisphere Post-Ukraine
On March 2, 2022, the UN General Assembly overwhelmingly approved a resolution to reprimand Russia for its invasion of Ukraine. Of the 181 member states that took part in the,…
October 11, 2022
- Technology
Fractured Authorities Equal Shattered Satellites: Reforming Space Traffic Management
We don’t need the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). The U.S. military has the radar to track aircraft and the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has the spectrum to…
October 4, 2022
- Defense
The Line of Duty: Empowering The Early Commission Program
On a clear summer’s day in August 2021, a singular Blackhawk helicopter landed on Fort Knox’s Brooks Field. Volleys of cannon fire rang out, campaign streamers rose, and the band…
September 9, 2022