Category: Topics
208 Articles
- Environment and Biosecurity
- Europe & Central Asia
- Sub-Saharan Africa
Rising Tides: Is Europe Ready for the Next Wave of Climate Migration?
While the war in Ukraine rightfully has the attention of Europe’s policymakers right now, there is a brewing crisis to the south that warrants preparation. The Lake Chad Basin …
November 2, 2022
- Defense
- Europe & Central Asia
War in Ukraine Leaves U.S. Scrambling to Replenish Arsenal, and European Allies May Offer No Solution
Since Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine on February 24, the United States and its NATO allies have stepped up to provide military support to bolster Ukraine’s arsenal in…
October 28, 2022
- Technology
- The Americas
A Lie Will Travel Faster: Election Disinformation And The Threat To Democracies
Former U.S. Secretary of State Cordell Hull once stated that “[A] lie will gallop halfway round the world before the truth has time to pull its breeches on.” In many ways, his…
October 26, 2022
- 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
- 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
- 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