Category: Conflict & Security
169 Articles
- Conflict & Security
The US-NATO Relationship: The Cost of Maintaining Political Pressure on Allies
On July 29, 2020, Secretary of Defense Mark Esper announced the withdrawal of 11,900 US military personnel from Germany. This plan proposed to send roughly half of those troops…
January 15, 2021
- Conflict & Security
A New Type of Threat: Russia, China and Digital Authoritarianism in West Africa
At a compound on the outskirts of Accra, Ghana, a group of people post messages to over 200 various social media accounts. Their goal is to spread disinformation about police…
December 26, 2020
- Conflict & Security
COVID-19 Yields a Sharper Picture of China-Taiwan Relations
On December 31, 2019, the Wuhan Municipal Health Commission posted a message on its website detailing a mysterious “viral pneumonia” emerging in the city. This information,…
December 7, 2020
- Conflict & Security
US-Iran Relations Under President Biden: Back to the Status Quo Ante?
The United States and Iran have experienced four decades of poor relations. Incidents of note include the CIA-MI6 sponsored coup against Iranian prime minister Mossadegh in 1953,…
November 30, 2020
- Conflict & Security
“The Internet Federalist Papers”
At a time when US democracy buckles under pressures and fissures straining the body politic, The Federalist Papers offers a foundation to help reassert norms and practices…
November 11, 2020
- Conflict & Security
Turkey-Greece Relations: Growing Tensions and Implications for Transatlantic Relations
The history of Turkey-Greece bilateral relations has been fraught with diplomatic tensions and conflict, interrupted by brief moments of peace and calm. In fact, the bilateral…
November 10, 2020
- Conflict & Security
Taking al Qaeda Seriously in Afghanistan: Policy Options for the United States
Ever since the United States and Taliban insurgents struck a landmark peace deal in Doha this February, Washington has conditioned post-withdrawal stability in Afghanistan on the…
September 21, 2020
- Conflict & Security
An Update on Preventing Violent Extremism in the Horn of Africa
According to the 2017/2018 Amnesty International Annual Report, “the world witnessed a rollback of human rights,” a trend that did not escape the HoA region. For example in…
August 10, 2020
- Conflict & Security
The Modern Aim and Growth of the Brazilian Defense Industry
In March of this year, Brazil and the United States signed an agreement for the development of mutual defense capabilities, which was heralded as a significant step to the…
July 22, 2020
- Conflict & Security
The Future of US-Kazakhstan Relations
In the post-COVID-19 world, the US government should implement more initiatives to further strengthen ties with Kazakhstan, as the pro-US attitude of its government and the…
May 28, 2020