Category: Regions
190 Articles
- The Americas
Venezuela Sanctions: The U.S. Needs to Change its Goals
Between 2017 and 2019, former U.S. President Donald Trump instituted comprehensive economic sanctions against the Nicolás Maduro-led Venezuelan government, cutting off…
March 21, 2023
- Environment and Biosecurity
- Sub-Saharan Africa
Blame Governments, Not the Environment: How Political Failures Worsen the Effects of Climate Change in West Africa
With seven coups since 2020, West Africa is drawing global attention as a hotspot for conflict and a critical locus of discourse on climate security. Rising…
March 17, 2023
- Europe & Central Asia
The Future of Ukraine: Will the EU Show Resolve or Indecision?
The coming year will be critical for Ukrainians in their fight against Russian aggression. The Ukrainian people have undoubtedly shown their resilience and fortitude to fight for…
March 6, 2023
- East Asia & Indo-Pacific
- Technology
From ChatGPT to ChatCCP: The Future of Generative AI Models in China
Chinese regulators recently warned tech companies not to release ChatGPT-like products, for fear that chatbots would spread “disinformation” by the U.S. government.…
March 3, 2023
- Defense
- East Asia & Indo-Pacific
Parity On the Peninsula: The Case for a Nuclear South Korea
For the first time, a South Korean president officially mentioned the possibility of his country going nuclear. Although Seoul quickly retracted and reaffirmed its…
March 2, 2023
- Europe & Central Asia
What Are We Doing In Ukraine?
Unrestrained and uncoordinated Western support would go against American and European national interests, undermining Europe’s defense capabilities and escalating the risk of…
February 24, 2023
- Intelligence & National Security
- The Americas
Psyche Under Siege: America’s Fading Sense of Reality
“Modern wars are waged on the level of consciousness and ideas” — Alexander Vladimirov, 2007. Russia has inherited a perception of truth that is malleable and changeable over,…
February 10, 2023
- Europe & Central Asia
- Race & Security
Reparations and Realpolitik: Lessons from Italy and Libya
The renewed interest in the consequences of colonialism worldwide sees former European colonial powers face increasing calls to pay reparations to the territories and people they…
February 8, 2023
- Technology
- The Americas
The Answers Are Already in Front of Us: On Russian Disinformation
When the Muller Report was released, America did not breathe a sigh of relief. It gasped for more air. Special Counsel Robert Muller did not find that members of the Trump…
February 3, 2023
- East Asia & Indo-Pacific
- Environment and Biosecurity
The Future of The Indo-Pacific Through the Lens of Demographics
The Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK)’s ballistic missile launch on November 19 was not a typical launch test. What surprised the world that day was not its latest…
January 3, 2023