Category: Topics
208 Articles
- Middle East & North Africa
- Terrorism & Transnational Threats
The Flag of Palestine Versus the Flag of Islam: Delineating Boundaries Within Islamist Terrorism
“Hamas is ISIS,” Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu asserted following the October 7th Hamas attacks. This statement quickly gained traction, becoming a trending…
December 20, 2024
- Terrorism & Transnational Threats
Women as Weapons: The Strategic Use of Female Suicide Bombers
In the evolving world of terrorism, the rise of female suicide bombers represents a significant and troubling shift. Traditionally, terrorism has been a male-dominated …
December 13, 2024
- Intelligence & National Security
- The Americas
Winning Minds: Mental Health and National Security
Mental illnesses are a major public health issue. In its 2023 report, the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Service Administration found that 22.8% of the adult U.S.…
December 10, 2024
- East Asia & Indo-Pacific
- Environment and Biosecurity
One Step Forward, Two Steps Back: The Future of Indonesia’s Climate Security
Indonesia ranks among the world’s top carbon emitters, contributing significantly to global emissions. Simultaneously, Indonesia is among the countries most susceptible to the…
December 6, 2024
- East Asia & Indo-Pacific
- Race & Security
Left Behind: The Rohingya Crisis and the World’s Failure to Act
The Rohingya, Myanmar’s Muslim minority, face what the United Nations has termed a “textbook example of ethnic cleansing.” Despite this strong condemnation,…
November 25, 2024
- Europe & Central Asia
- Geoeconomics & Resource Competition
A Dragon Lurking in the Black Sea: Does The United States Have A Counteroffer to the PRC’s Strategic Toolbox?
Russia’s illegal invasion of Ukraine in February 2022 has transformed the Black Sea region from a power vacuum into a theater of war. While Ukraine inflicted substantial …
November 22, 2024
- Defense
- East Asia & Indo-Pacific
Lifelines: Supporting Logistics in the Indo-Pacific with Technical Interoperability
The pivot to Asia and increased great power competition continue to shift U.S. interests toward the Indo-Pacific—with the U.S. prioritizing the economic and security…
November 20, 2024
- Geoeconomics & Resource Competition
“Friend-Shoring:” A Collaborative Industrial Strategy to Solve Geostrategic Challenges
On July 11, the White House announced the Icebreaker Collaboration Effort (ICE Pact), a trilateral partnership between the United States, Canada, and Finland to…
November 18, 2024
- Environment and Biosecurity
- Technology
The Double-Edged Sword: Opportunities and Risks of AI in Biosecurity
Biosecurity has an AI problem. And AI has a biosecurity problem. According to some scientists, engineers, and AI specialists, the use of artificial intelligence in the…
November 15, 2024
- Geoeconomics & Resource Competition
The Loss of Indispensable Consolations: The Rise of Protectionism and Its Role in Global Conflicts
History has shown that shifts from free-market trade and pressures from protectionist policies correspond with periods of tension. Post-World War I economic sanctions fueled…
November 8, 2024