Tag: War & Conflict

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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

Conflict & Security

Inclusive Governance in Upper Karabakh Can Bring a Lasting Azerbaijan-Armenia Peace

The so-called “Forty-Four-Day War” between Armenia and Azerbaijan in late 2020 resulted from the abject failure of the protracted peace process that was mediated by the OSCE…

May 18, 2021

Dialogues

Dr. Kenneth Pollack on the Future of the Abraham Accords under President Biden

GJIA: In the aftermath of the Abraham Accords, you argued in Foreign Policy that the Accords “are bringing to an end the great Middle Eastern conflict of the 20th century, but…

May 7, 2021

Global Governance

President Biden’s Yemen Policy: From Pronouncements to Peace?

President Biden often repeats a foreign policy refrain: “Diplomacy is back.” On February 4, he declared an end to “all American support for offensive operations in the war in…

April 9, 2021

Conflict & Security

The Recent Push to Expand the Draft to Include Women, and Why It Still Faces an Uphill Climb

On February 10, 2021, ten retired general and flag officers—seven men and three women—including General (Retired) Stanley McChrystal and Lieutenant General (Retired) Claudia…

April 8, 2021

Conflict & Security

Unfinished Business: Biafran Activism in Nigeria Today

In the late 1960s, Africa’s most populous country, Nigeria, nearly disintegrated when its eastern region broke away as the Republic of Biafra. After two and a half devastating…

April 7, 2021

Human Rights & Development

PART II: Killer Robots: A Third Revolution in Warfare?

Cons Machine killings violate the most basic of rights—the right to life and the concept of human dignity. Machines are not inherently moral beings that have human traits, such…

March 26, 2021

Conflict & Security

Putin Prioritizes Syria. Biden Should Too.

Neither massive domestic protests and economic woes, nor the pandemic and growing upheavals on Russia’s borders have stopped Russian president Vladimir Putin from increasing…

March 24, 2021

Human Rights & Development

PART I: Killer Robots: A Third Revolution in Warfare?

Overview Gunpowder first revolutionized warfare, followed by a second far more destructive revolution: nuclear weapons. The nine countries possessing nuclear weapons hold the…

March 19, 2021