Half a century after the end of its civil war, Nigeria is seeing a revival of the secessionist movement that started it. However, the cause that “Biafran” activists espouse today…
The below article is the second installment in a two-part series. The first installment can be found here. Artificial Intelligence can benefit humanity or it can be…
Moscow is in Syria for the long haul and will continue to undermine American efforts there. In recent months, Moscow intensified its activities in Syria against the backdrop…
The below article is the first installment in a two-part series. Artificial Intelligence can benefit humanity or it can be married with weapons to create fully autonomous killing machines. Are…
A Burmese version of the below article can be found here. The translation was provided by the authors. Myanmar’s recent military coup has, for now, ended the…
This article seeks to place the recent conflict in Ethiopia in deeper historical context. It traces the roots of Tigray province’s identity through various phases in Ethiopia’s history, and argues…
The recent incidence of war in the Caucasus has shown that, when facing deep domestic troubles, Russia and Turkey demonstrate strikingly different patterns of international behavior. While Russia has become…
Because of a perceived existential threat to the Turkish state, the teaching of any language other than Turkish in the formal education system has historically been forbidden through…
Years after the fall of the Islamic State hundreds of foreign terror fighters and their families remain detained in northeastern Syria. While the question of whether…
Since 2017, China has waged a repressive campaign against Uyghurs in an effort to destroy their ways of life. This essay considers compelled silence and compelled sound as a byproduct…
