Energy transitions will materially affect US foreign policy in the Middle East. They will spur a Middle Eastern pivot to Asia in search of oil demand security and…
The failure of governance in Nigeria manifests in the declining capacity of political leaders to recognize systemic risks such as election fraud, terrorist attacks, herder-farmer conflict, armed banditry, and police…
The SolarWinds and Microsoft Exchange hacks highlight serious problems with cybersecurity in the United States. The hacks also expose geopolitical and ideological challenges for US approaches to cybersecurity and cyberspace.
Hungary, once the pioneer of liberal democratic transition, became the first authoritarian Member State of the European Union. How could this happen within the European community, built on…
Inequality in vaccine distribution between wealthy and poor countries is one of the most important health and ethical challenges facing the world today. In the COVID-19 pandemic, wealthy countries leave…
The Biden administration is pursuing a plan to end the war in Yemen through diplomacy. Peace is essential for a country that has witnessed over a half-decade of battles, bombings,…
Six years after all combat positions were opened to women, the legality of a male-only draft registration awaits a potential Supreme Court review. Beyond this existing institutional constraint, a number…
Half a century after the end of its civil war, Nigeria is seeing a revival of the secessionist movement that started it. However, the cause that “Biafran” activists espouse today…
The US Global Fragility Strategy is an unparalleled opportunity for the United States to lead a global effort to end violent conflict. However, this strategy—and all ensuing foreign…
In an October 2020 referendum, Chileans overwhelmingly voted to begin drafting a document to replace the 1980 Augusto Pinochet-era constitution. Chile now faces the test of satisfying demands for deep…
