Category: Regions
190 Articles
- East Asia & Indo-Pacific
- Gender, Identity, and Security
Taking My Dream To The Grave: Afghan Women Under Taliban Rule
Farzana Ahmadi had dreamed of holding a government office after graduating university. Now, she says, she will take her dream to the grave. When the United States military…
April 27, 2022
- East Asia & Indo-Pacific
The Kuril Islands In Rough Waters: Will Japan And Russia Ever Be at Peace?
On August 9, 1945, merely hours before the B-29 bomber Bockscar dropped the “Fat Man” on Nagasaki, the Soviet Union began its offensive against the Japanese Kwantung…
April 18, 2022
- Defense
- Europe & Central Asia
SSP Event: Ukraine, The U.S., And The Future Of Air Warfare
On Tuesday, April 5, Dr. Kelly A. Grieco gave a talk entitled “Ukraine, the US, and the Future of Air Warfare” to the Center for Security Studies (CSS). She provided students…
April 15, 2022
- Defense
- Europe & Central Asia
From Nordic To NATO: How Russia’s Invasion Of Ukraine May Affect Sweden And Finland
The Russian invasion of Ukraine changes the way non-NATO member states prioritize security. There are a variety of reasons why countries do not join NATO, however, these…
April 13, 2022
- Europe & Central Asia
Ukraine Is Not the Leadership Case Study You Think It Is
Soon after Russia invaded Ukraine at the end of February, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy became, at home and abroad, a symbol of heroic resistance to Vladimir Putin. Through bold…
April 6, 2022
- Defense
- East Asia & Indo-Pacific
The Ukraine-Russia War: An Uncertain Future For Indian Defense Modernization
In the days following the Russian invasion of Ukraine in late February, India remained silent. In the United Nations Security Council, where India is currently a non-permanent…
April 4, 2022
- Environment and Biosecurity
- Geoeconomics & Resource Competition
- Sub-Saharan Africa
The Resource Curse, Colonialism, And The Hypocrisy Of Western “Climate Leadership”
Western countries are often hypocrites, especially when it comes to climate change mitigation. As the world works to curb emissions and tackle climate change, many Western…
April 2, 2022
- Defense
- Europe & Central Asia
No Deterrence, Just Blowback: The 1941 Sanctions On Japan And Their Lessons For The War In Ukraine
The United States applied an oil embargo against Japan in 1941 in response to a limited incursion into southern Indochina. The embargo crippled Japan’s energy supply,…
March 31, 2022
- Europe & Central Asia
Putin’s Peril: Incongruence And Strategic Adaptation
Military means must not be considered separately from the political ends they serve. This political-military maxim is both elementary and often ignored. In an…
March 30, 2022
- Europe & Central Asia
- Middle East & North Africa
A New Russian Strategic Calculus? Analyzing the Viability of JCPOA Negotiations
Underneath the central crisis of its invasion of Ukraine, Russia is more subtly challenging global security. Most recently, Russian attempts to hijack negotiations around the…
March 29, 2022