Archive
- Europe & Central Asia
Poland, Not Paris, is the Answer for NATO’s Nuclear Deterrence Dilemma
In recent years, the nuclear calculus in Europe has shifted dramatically. Due predominantly to Russia’s 2022 invasion of Ukraine and the unpredictable and unreliable second…
March 20, 2026
- Middle East & North Africa
- News
The Impact of the Conflict Between the U.S., Israel, and Iran on Qatar
On Saturday, February 28, 2026, the United States and Israel launched strikes against Iran, killing the Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei in his Tehran compound. Iran…
March 4, 2026
- Middle East & North Africa
- News
Tipping Over Lykke’s Stool: How Trump’s Iran Campaign Exposes a Flawed Theory of Victory
In the core class SEST 5001 at Georgetown University’s Security Studies Program, students examine strategy as a process, a product, and a theory, along with the characteristics…
March 3, 2026
- Defense
- News
Betting the (White) House
Predictive betting platforms like Kalshi and Polymarket turn the outcomes of real-world events—including war, terrorism, and public policy—into tradable financial. …
March 3, 2026
- Middle East & North Africa
Yemen’s Anti-Houthi Coalition Crisis
Yemen is amid one of the most eventful winters it has seen in years. Territorial control of the nation swung in extremes between December 2025 and January 2026, not between the…
February 28, 2026
- East Asia & Indo-Pacific
Will CPEC Weather the Growing Storm of Militant Violence?
Increasing militant violence in Pakistan, particularly attacks on People’s Republic of China (PRC) nationals and infrastructure, threatens the viability of the China-Pakistan…
February 28, 2026
- Gender, Identity, and Security
Why USSOCOM’s 2013 Integration Decision Still Matters for Today’s Women in Combat Review
On January 6, the Pentagon announced it would review the “effectiveness” of women serving in ground combat roles. Secretary Hegseth asserts that requirements for combat roles…
February 12, 2026
- Middle East & North Africa
A New Dawn in the Levant: How Growing Daylight Between the Israeli Government and the American People Could Change U.S. Middle East Policy
Popular American discontent with Israel—and the subsequent weakening of the Israel Lobby— presents an opportunity to reorient U.S. policy in the Middle East and North Africa …
January 20, 2026
- Environment and Biosecurity
How Would an AI Verification System Work in the Biological Weapons Convention?
The U.S. proposal to introduce an AI verification system for the Biological Weapons Convention (BWC) cannot create a verification regime that the convention has not yet agreed, …
January 19, 2026
- Environment and Biosecurity
The Climate Cost of the Russo-Ukraine War and the Case for Russian Reparations
Armed conflict, and military activity generally, is one of the largest institutional contributors to global greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. Russia’s war in Ukraine is no…
January 13, 2026