Category: Conflict & Security
169 Articles
- Conflict & Security
All For One and One For All: Toward A Coordinated EU Approach on Returnees
To successfully combat the threat posed by returning foreign fighters who intend to do harm, European Union officials may need to aggressively root out potential terrorists…
November 25, 2017
- Conflict & Security
Indo-U.S. Relations: Mapping the Contours
India-U.S. relations have made significant strides in the post-Cold War era, leaving the infamous tag of “estranged democracies” behind. In fact, the two countries…
October 4, 2017
- Conflict & Security
Countering Violent Extremism in the Horn of Africa
The terrorist group initially focused its operations in the country. However, the July 2010 dual bombings in the Ugandan capital of Kampala underscored the group’s shift in…
October 10, 2015
- Conflict & Security
Brother, Can You Pare a DIME?
Generally speaking, useful typologies have mutually exclusive parts and capture all the essential elements of a concept. For example, biologists have an extremely well-developed…
March 26, 2015
- Conflict & Security
Remembering Religious Minorities in Syria
Given the conflict’s sectarian nature and religious minorities’ legitimate fear that they face an existential threat within their own state, it is imperative that these…
October 7, 2013
- Conflict & Security
Human Rights, Refugees, and the Conflict over the Western Sahara
The Polisario has repeatedly been accused of massive human rights violations against a refugee population that they supposedly manage and protect. Moreover, the group has been…
September 24, 2013
- Conflict & Security
The Westgate Mall Attack and the Future of Terrorism
The Westgate attack is itself a variation of a previous highly successful operation: an urban warfare assault in Mumbai, India, that the Pakistani group Lashkar-e-Taiba executed…
September 23, 2013
- Conflict & Security
An Optimistic Take on Today’s Israeli-Palestinian Talks
But if there is anything that can be said about the Middle East, it is that even the smallest spark can uproot the conventional order. The desperate act of a fruit-seller in…
August 21, 2013
- Conflict & Security
The Continuing Relevance of Aircraft Carriers for the U.S. Navy
In recent years, there has been growing debate over the relevance of U.S. aircraft carriers and their usefulness as the leading response option for policymakers in a crisis. For…
August 15, 2013
- Conflict & Security
- Online Archive
Confidence-Building Measures and the Future of the Global Information Infrastructure
Creating confidence-building measures in the information sphere has become a major foreign policy priority for many states.1 Confidence-building measures and other collaborative…
March 23, 2013