Iraq is on the brink of civil war. Iraqi Kurdistan’s contentious independence referendum and Baghdad’s heavy-handed response have set the stage for a military clash between the Iraqi military and…
The Horn of Africa has rapidly risen on the global stage as a region affected by terrorism and violent, often religious-based, extremism. This rise is primarily due to al-Shabaab’s military…
The notion that there are four elements of national power—diplomatic, information, military, and economic—is hegemonic in American military thought. The DIME construct is a starting point for everything from…
In May 2013, fighting between the Sudan People’s Liberation Movement-North (SPLM-N) and the Sudanese government intensified in Sudan’s South Kordofan region. Though both the rebels and the Sudanese government have…
The Syrian conflict long ago metastasized from a two-sided battle between the Bashar al-Assad regime and homegrown forces seeking its overthrow to a full-blown sectarian conflict. Now, foreign fighters and…
As the Arab Spring continues to draw attention and support from the international community, relatively little consideration has been given to the decades-long conflict in Western Sahara that began to…
Shop the Entire Current Issue- The Integration of Regions || Return to The Integration of Regions index “Rebuilding the Malian military to an operational level means starting…
Over the past ten years, Israeli forces have interrogated, prosecuted, and/or imprisoned over 7,000 Palestinian children within the Israeli military justice system. Despite international pressure, the number of arrests…
According to a recent Washington Post article about Egypt’s decision to cut off diplomatic relations with Syria, President Morsi’s actions and call for Hezbollah to leave Syria “point to…
Shop the Entire Current Issue- The Future of Energy || Return to The Future of Energy index “Despite initiating the effort, the AKP quickly demonstrated that it…
