Tag: Military & Defense

113 Articles

Business & Economics

Trump and Saudi Arabia: More Transactional Than Ever

During Donald Trump’s first term in office, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia played an important role as both a key partner in achieving the president’s foreign policy aims and as…

April 26, 2026

Dialogues

The Saudi-Pakistani Defense Pact and U.S. Force Posture in the Gulf

Georgetown Journal of International Affairs: Before discussing the Saudi-Pakistani defense pact itself, could you please provide a brief overview of the historical nature of…

April 20, 2026

Conflict & Security

Securing the Indo-Pacific Arteries

Introduction Sea lines of communications (SLOCs) carry 80 percent of the world’s trade by volume, connecting global value chains, transporting raw materials and semi…

March 16, 2026

Conflict & Security

Global Energy Security: Western Dependence on Gulf Oil and the Role of Regional Mediation in Middle Eastern Conflicts

Introduction The 1973 Oil Embargo first revealed the deep interconnection between Middle Eastern stability and global energy security. In response to US military support to…

July 8, 2025

Conflict & Security

How the Trump Administration Can Make the United States and Haiti Safe Again 

The Haiti Challenge Since the assassination of President Jovenel Moïse in 2021, the Haitian state has largely collapsed. Today, an unelected, US-backed Transitional Presidential…

May 27, 2025

Global Governance

NATO’s Greatest Test: Baltic Security in Trump’s Shadow

Harsh new realities The abrupt shift in U.S. foreign policy under the Trump administration, marked by the abandonment of Ukraine and an embrace of Vladimir Putin’s Russia,…

May 21, 2025

Conflict & Security

Myanmar’s Rakhine State at a Crossroads: Regional Power Struggles and Bangladesh’s Rohingya Dilemma

Bangladesh-Myanmar Border in Flux The February 2021 military coup in Myanmar and the subsequent full-scale civil war between the military junta and various ethnic armed groups…

May 20, 2025

Conflict & Security

The Fall of Bashar al-Assad: Winners, Losers, and Challenges Ahead

Introduction The Syrian Civil War began in 2011 amid the Arab Spring with peaceful demonstrations against the authoritarian regime of Bashar al-Assad. The government responded…

May 7, 2025

Conflict & Security

The Druze Community in Israel: A Model of Minority Integration

Introduction The Druze community, an ethnoreligious minority, holds a unique position in Israel and the broader Middle East. Despite numbering only around one million people…

April 21, 2025

Science & Technology

AI’s Energy Demands and Nuclear’s Uncertain Future

The New Deals In recent months, AI companies have seen a surge in interest in nuclear energy, driven by the increasing power demands of data centers. Tech giants are looking for…

April 16, 2025