Category: Conflict & Security
173 Articles
- Conflict & Security
Rapprochement Between Greece and Türkiye: Seemingly Impossible, Yet Not Unimaginable
NATO allies Greece and Türkiye are locked in a web of disagreements fraught with historical baggage. Since fighting each other over Cyprus in 1974, they have come to the brink of…
May 13, 2023
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Engagement, not Entanglement: India’s Relationship with the Quad
Understanding the Quad As the geopolitics of the Indo-Pacific continue to dominate global headlines, discussions on the Quad remain rife. The concept of the Quad was sown in a…
May 1, 2023
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China’s Economic Security Challenge: Difficulties Overcoming the Malacca Dilemma
The Malacca Dilemma is the possibility that the U.S. or Indian navies would blockade or substantially interdict China’s Indian Ocean sea lines of communication (SLOC) beyond the…
March 22, 2023
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The Growing Use of Cryptocurrencies by Transnational Organized Crime Groups in Latin America
Across Latin America, transnational criminal organizations, transnational gangs, and extra-regional actors supporting authoritarian regimes are exploiting growing cracks in the…
March 20, 2023
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The Illegal Wildlife Trade-Green Militarization Nexus Provokes Unsustainable Environmental Conflict
The illegal wildlife trade (IWT) has been met with a heavy-handed and increasingly militarized response, or what scholarship has labeled green militarization. This intervention…
January 9, 2023
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Why Extremist Insurgencies Spread: Insights from the Sahel
The disconnect between what truly drives the contagion of violent extremism in Africa and governments’ attempts at countering violent extremism and anti-terrorism programs has…
January 2, 2023
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China-Solomon Islands Security Agreement and Competition for Influence in Oceania
The China-Solomon Islands security agreement alarms Western countries concerned about China’s growing influence in Oceania. While the agreement is unlikely to result in the…
December 2, 2022
- Conflict & Security
The One-China Policy in Transition
The United States’ One-China policy has been at the center of recent controversy. Rebutting Beijing’s accusations that Washington is changing the status quo, US officials have…
November 7, 2022
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Re-envisioning the “Fundamental Values” of a “Free and Open” Indo-Pacific
The Quadrilateral Dialogue (“Quad”) Leaders’ Summit on May 24 in Tokyo heralds a new era in security in the Indo-Pacific, a region shaped by a desire to contain the People’s…
July 19, 2022
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China’s Efforts to Isolate and Intimidate Taiwan Are Pushing U.S. Allies Closer
For all the uncertainty surrounding the evolution of China’s strategy towards Taiwan, Beijing’s ultimate goal is clear. The Chinese Communist Party (CCP) seeks nothing less than…
July 5, 2022