Tag: Arms

16 Articles

Conflict & Security

The South Caucasus Factor of the United States-Russia-Iran Triangle

Moscow officially intervened in Syria in September 2015 to prevent “terrorists” from coming to Russia and staging attacks; in Moscow’s narrative, “thousands” of…

September 16, 2019

Conflict & Security

The Arms Trade and Syria

The Syrian Civil War represents one of the deadliest ongoing conflicts in the world. All parties to the conflict have leveraged an array of conventional weapons — as well as…

September 2, 2019

Conflict & Security

Part II: The Re-Emerging Nuclear Dimension in Russian-European Relations

Reinventing Extended Deterrence Many European politicians find conceptual luggage from the Cold War era both awkward and inappropriate in the evolving new confrontation with…

May 7, 2019

Human Rights & Development

Misconceptions in the Israeli-American Gun Culture Comparison

A mass shooting results from both the attacker’s motivation as well as the opportunity the attacker perceives to carry out such an act. One of the important elements of …

June 4, 2018

Conflict & Security

Hypersonic Missiles: A New Proliferation Challenge

March 26, 2018

Dialogues

Zapad 2017: An Initial Assessment with Michael Kofman

GJIA: Why was the U.S. media skeptical about the Zapad Exercises, and was the hype that they created justified? MK: The hype they created was not justified, but there were all…

October 9, 2017