Category: Conflict & Security
172 Articles
- Conflict & Security
The Balochistan Quagmire: A Cycle of Violence, Political Mobilization, and Repression
Introduction Balochistan has long been at the center of tensions between the federal government and Baloch nationalist movements, stemming from political marginalization,…
March 14, 2025
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The Colonial Strategy and India-China Conflict: Past, Present, and Future
British Colonial Strategy and Its Long-Term Impact In the early to mid-19th century—especially following the First Anglo-Afghan War (1839–1842)—the British colonial…
January 18, 2025
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How the New Geopolitics of Energy Informs the Current Oil Price-Risk Relationship in the Middle East
Introduction There is now some consensus among oil market participants that the long-held assumption of a correlation of oil price to Middle East regional risk is broken. Since…
December 10, 2024
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The Dangerous Narrative of the “War on Cartels”
Building a New Wall In 2016, the U.S.-Mexico border became a matter of foremost national interest. Former president Donald Trump ran his 2016 campaign around the purported need…
November 23, 2024
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The Amazon as a State Matter: Exploring the Role of Military in Forest Governance
The rise in environmental crimes in the Brazilian Amazon reflects the growing scale of transnational groups conducting illegal resource exploitation. Their schemes are sensitive…
November 12, 2024
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Historicizing the Gaza War Through the Use of Collective Violence
Introduction On October 7, 2023, forty men belonging to the militant wing of Hamas, governing as the Palestinian Authority in the Gaza Strip, executed a terrorist attack in.…
October 3, 2024
- Conflict & Security
Demystifying the Enemy: Putin’s Geopolitical Calculus and the War in Ukraine
Many assessments of the reasons for Russia’s invasion of Ukraine have emphasized Vladimir Putin’s individual characteristics, such as his early career as a KGB officer,…
August 28, 2024
- Conflict & Security
Southeast Asia’s Grand Strategy: Hedging
Southeast Asian nations such as Malaysia, the Philippines, and Vietnam, but also ASEAN, are hedging toward both China and the United States. However, China’s assertiveness in…
August 12, 2024
- Conflict & Security
The Post-African Union Transition Mission in Somalia and its Regional Security Implications
Introduction Since the collapse of the Siad Barre regime in 1991, Somalia has struggled to return to an effectively functioning central government. Deep social divisions…
July 30, 2024
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Stabilizing the NATO-Russia Deterrence Relationship
Introduction At this historical juncture, policy discussions about the possibility of restarting NATO-Russia dialogue are misguided. Grand discussions about the European security…
July 26, 2024