Category: Regions
190 Articles
- East Asia & Indo-Pacific
The Human Cost of a Digital Crime Boom in Southeast Asia
On October 14, the United States officially designated an online scam network based in Cambodia as a transnational criminal organization, imposing sweeping sanctions on over 100…
November 9, 2025
- Sub-Saharan Africa
Cloaked in a Cause: Madagascar’s ‘Gen Z’ Protests and the Inadvertent Preservation of Power
Although the October 2025 military coup in Madagascar occurred within a broader context of social upheaval and youth political participation, observers should refrain from…
October 31, 2025
- Sub-Saharan Africa
Côte d’Ivoire’s 2025 Election: Sacrificing Long-Term Stability for Short-Term Gains
On October 25, nearly nine million voters will head to the polls to elect the next president of Côte d’Ivoire. They are likely to choose incumbent President Alassane Ouattara,…
October 24, 2025
- Sub-Saharan Africa
East Africa’s Shadow Network: Coordinated Repression and the Fight Against Opposition
Leaders in Sub-Saharan Africa are increasingly partaking in a global authoritarian trend of using state power to curtail dissent outside their own borders, a practice known as…
October 15, 2025
- Europe & Central Asia
Getting Up From The Kids’ Table: Why Europe Must Rediscover Realpolitik
Europe must revive its history of Realpolitik to preserve its sovereignty. Following President Donald Trump’s speech at the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA), the case is…
October 1, 2025
- Intelligence & National Security
- Middle East & North Africa
Precision and Peril: The Strategy and Consequences of Targeted Killings
When a U.S. drone strike killed Iranian General Qasem Soleimani in Baghdad in January 2020, it propelled the practice of targeted killings into the global…
August 29, 2025
- East Asia & Indo-Pacific
- Geoeconomics & Resource Competition
The Manila Connection: Rethinking U.S. Engagement in the Indo-Pacific through the Philippines
Tensions in the South China Sea have reached new heights. Recent incidents, such as the People’s Republic of China’s (PRC) Coast Guard’s ramming tactics and aggressive use…
July 18, 2025
- Defense
- Middle East & North Africa
Intercepting Trouble: It’s Past Time for Integrated Air and Missile Defense in the Gulf
Although Iran coordinated its June 23 attack on a U.S. base in Qatar with Qatari and U.S. officials, and no one was killed, the event underscored two old truths about America’s…
July 16, 2025
- Environment and Biosecurity
- Middle East & North Africa
Captivated by Narcotics: How Captagon Undermines Syria’s Reconstruction Efforts
On December 8, 2024, Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS), an Islamist militant group, captured Damascus after an eleven-day offensive against the incumbent regime. Former leader Bashar al…
June 24, 2025
- Intelligence & National Security
- The Americas
A Modern Day Sparta: The American Gerontocracy and the National Security Implications of Elderly Rule
Old age happens to all humans. Eventually, individuals with spritely, active youths, and sharp minds begin to falter and their mental and physical acuity begins to fade. While…
June 19, 2025