Category: Regions
190 Articles
- Sub-Saharan Africa
Remembering a Forgotten War: United States Policy Options to Resolve Sudan’s Civil War
Wars have dominated this year’s election news cycle, with the conflicts in Ukraine and Gaza featuring prominently in President Biden’s 2024 State of the Union Address. In…
May 1, 2024
- East Asia & Indo-Pacific
- Environment and Biosecurity
A Man, A Plan, A Canal, Afghanistan
The unrecognized Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan is experiencing its first period of peace in nearly fifty years. The Taliban-run state now must balance its desire for good…
April 30, 2024
- Europe & Central Asia
- Race & Security
Why the Armenians of Artsakh Surrendered: Takeaways from Interviews with Refugees
As the war between Russia and Ukraine rages on, another longstanding conflict simultaneously flared up unnoticed. After a 10-month siege that held the Armenians of Nagorno…
April 19, 2024
- Sub-Saharan Africa
The End of MINUSMA: Russia Competes with the UN for Global Influence
In late December 2023, the UN peacekeeping mission in Mali, MINUSMA, finalized its withdrawal from the country after over a decade on the ground. Its exodus came after…
April 12, 2024
- Race & Security
- The Americas
Seeing the Other: Looking Beyond the Politics at the Southwest Border
The Southwest land border, also known as the United States-Mexico border, has been at the forefront of national political attention. Republican leaders have called out Democrats,…
April 11, 2024
- Middle East & North Africa
- Terrorism & Transnational Threats
Beyond Conflict: The Ripple Effect of Houthi Attacks in the Red Sea
On October 19, 2023, the U.S.S. Carney intercepted three Houthi cruise missiles and several drones in the Red Sea. The missiles were launched from Yemen and…
April 9, 2024
- Defense
- Europe & Central Asia
Giving Dracula Some Teeth: Modernizing Romania’s Military
Romania has been affected by the dramatically deteriorated security situation in Europe, precipitated primarily by the specter of Russian imperialism. The first Russian…
March 23, 2024
- East Asia & Indo-Pacific
- Geoeconomics & Resource Competition
A New Turn for BRI in South Asia?
Fall 2023 marked the tenth anniversary of the Belt and Road Initiative, first announced by Chinese President Xi Jinping in Kazakhstan in 2013. The BRI consists of a series…
January 23, 2024
- Defense
- Europe & Central Asia
Breaking the Ice: The Prospect of a Joint Nordic Military
In March 2023, leaders of the Nordic air forces of Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and Finland signed a joint declaration to integrate their collective air forces in the…
January 18, 2024
- Middle East & North Africa
Oceans Are Now Battlefields: The Houthis, Israel, and the Limits of U.S. Military Power
At around 9:00 PM EST on January 11, news agencies around the world began reporting that the U.S. and five of its allies struck at least twelve military targets in…
January 12, 2024