Tag: War & Conflict
178 Articles
- 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…
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
- Human Rights & Development
The View of the Coup from the Camp: Myanmar’s Emergent Trans-Ethnic Solidarity
https://twitter.com/Natrani/status/1360993418445524999 The current protests also represent a rupture with past protest movements in Myanmar. The protesters’ spontaneous pivot…
March 17, 2021