Tag: War & Conflict
177 Articles
- Science & Technology
Swords and Shields: Autonomy, AI, and the Offense-Defense Balance
Introduction Military machines can increasingly move, search for targets, and even kill without human control. Growing computer power coupled with advances in artificial…
November 22, 2021
- Human Rights & Development
Un-remembering the Massacre: How Japan’s “History Wars” are Challenging Research Integrity Domestically and Abroad
The Great Earthquake and the Massacre In September 2023, Japan will commemorate the centenary of one of the twentieth century’s worst disasters: the Great Kanto Earthquake,…
October 25, 2021
- Global Governance
Responding to Mozambique’s Islamic Insurgency: Will Foreign Military Assistance Make a Difference?
A worsening insurgency in Mozambique’s northern Cabo Delgado province since October 2017 became international news after the March attack on the district center of Palma and…
September 15, 2021
- Human Rights & Development
Bringing Peace to Whom? What is at Stake in the Intra-Afghan Peace Talks
Although the war between the Afghan government and the Afghan Taliban has been at a stalemate for years, the intra-Afghan peace talks in Doha, Qatar mark a breakthrough as the…
July 28, 2021
- Society & Culture
Neither Seen nor Heard: The Invisibility of Children in the Global Politics of Peace, Security, and Responses to COVID-19
Estimates published last year suggest that 1.6 billion children live with the effects of conflict. Research suggests that these children, like adults, engage in activities that…
June 25, 2021
- Human Rights & Development
The Forty-Day War and the “Russian Peace” in Nagorno-Karabakh
“All we are saying is give peace a chance,” is the opening line of John Lennon’s globally celebrated song, the soundtrack of public protest against the rapidly escalating…
June 16, 2021
- Society & Culture
Questioning the Debt-Trap Diplomacy Rhetoric surrounding Hambantota Port
The lease of Hambantota Port to China has become the most oft-used example of China’s debt-trap diplomacy. It has also become a cautionary tale for countries that have joined…
June 5, 2021
- Dialogues
Danielle Pletka on Biden’s Decision to Withdraw from Afghanistan
GJIA: On April 14, 2021, Biden announced his plans to withdraw all remaining troops from Afghanistan by September 11, 2021. One of the notable features of the reaction in the…
May 25, 2021
- Dialogues
Dr. Yasmine Farouk on Saudi Arabia’s Foreign Policy
GJIA: What are Saudi Arabia’s current regional priorities in regard to foreign policy? YF: The first priority right now on the Saudi agenda is to end their war in Yemen because…
May 24, 2021
- Society & Culture
Education as Activism in the Syrian Civil War
The civil war has taken a horrifying toll on primary education in Syria. One in three schools have been damaged or destroyed, and a total of 2.4 million children are currently…
May 20, 2021