Category: Conflict & Security
172 Articles
- Conflict & Security
Risks of Nuclear Escalation after the End of War in Ukraine
When Russian President Vladimir Putin warned the West that “whoever tries to interfere with what we are doing and, even worse, creates threats to our country… must know that…
May 30, 2022
- Conflict & Security
Principles or Pragmatism? How to React to West Africa’s Slew of Coups
It has become an all too familiar scenario in West Africa: men in military fatigues appear on national television to solemnly announce that the president has been deposed and the…
May 5, 2022
- Conflict & Security
Questions of Justice, Governance, and Rule of Law Surround the Local Elections in Senegal
This year has already been a momentous one for Senegal. In early February, President Macky Sall took over the Chairmanship of the African Union. The next day, Senegal’s…
April 15, 2022
- 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
- Conflict & Security
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
- Conflict & Security
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
- Conflict & Security
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
- Conflict & Security
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
- Conflict & Security
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