Category: Conflict & Security
169 Articles
- Conflict & Security
Military-Technology Competition Between the United States and China
Revolutionary scientific discoveries and cutting-edge technological developments are not created in a vacuum. Despite apocryphal stories of apples falling on heads, lightning…
April 12, 2022
- Conflict & Security
Radical Transparency: The Last Hope for Fighting Corruption in Latin America
Latin America is losing its fight against corruption. The region, never a model of transparency, has seen an explosion in corruption during the pandemic, as presidential power…
April 1, 2022
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Understanding Southeast Asia’s Digital Landscape, Calculus, and Agency
Southeast Asia’s digitalization-for-development agenda has been driven by a buoyant trifecta of consumers, industry, and government. The region’s tech space – populated by…
March 30, 2022
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Food, Climate Change, and War in the 21st Century
The indirect effects of climate change on conflict in the developing world are gaining attention among scholars and policymakers. Evidence suggests that food shortages caused by…
March 7, 2022
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Reconsidering Japan’s Role in the Taiwan Strait
Over the past decade, Japan’s concern over China’s regional ambitions has steadily increased, driven in large part by China’s decision to press its territorial claims on…
February 7, 2022
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Cuba’s N15: The March That Never Was
In October 2021, Cuban authorities denied Archipiélago permission to carry out its proposed march based on a peculiar interpretation of Article 56 of the new Cuban constitution,…
February 2, 2022
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The Dual Nature of China’s Nuclear Modernization
China’s nuclear weapons pose genuine threats to the United States and other nations. Disclosures in the summer of 2021 of China’s construction of several hundred missile…
December 29, 2021
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Right-Wing Violence in the West
In the immediate aftermath of World War II, few observers could have imagined a revival of right-wing extremism and an accompanying surge in violence. Key figures in defunct…
December 21, 2021
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Vaccine Inequity: A Global Security Risk?
The COVID-19 pandemic hit the world with a vengeance almost two years ago. From the beginning, many expected the pandemic to hit the most vulnerable hardest and to increase…
December 20, 2021
- Conflict & Security
The Potential Implications of the Two-State Solution Act
The Two-State Solution Act, proposed by Congressman Andy Levin (MI-09) and co-sponsored by several other Democrat lawmakers, may not garner enough votes to pass, but the…
December 14, 2021