By: Stephanie Pillion, Columnist Photo Credit: BBC Within the first seven months of his term in office, President Donald Trump withdrew the United States from three critical international agreements: the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP), the Paris Climate Accord, and the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA). The TPP, Paris Climate Accord, and JCPOA are all multilateral … Continue reading Assessing US Credibility in the Trump Era
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The Need for Realpolitik in US-Turkey Relations
By: Mark Bhaskar, Columnist Photo Credit: Voice of America From October 8th-9th, the United States and Turkey suspended each other’s visa services after the latter arrested a second US Consulate employee of this year. On October 16th, the United States sent a diplomatic team to begin negotiations to end the crisis, yet a solution has … Continue reading The Need for Realpolitik in US-Turkey Relations
The European Defense Project: Challenges and Potential
By: Lorris Beverelli, Guest Contributor Photo Credit: European Parliament The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) serves as the main assurance for European defense. However, the European Union (EU) wants to better organize and increase its own military capabilities.[i] A potential opening for greater military cooperation lies with Brexit. The United Kingdom (UK) has always preferred … Continue reading The European Defense Project: Challenges and Potential
Rethinking US Missile Defense in Times of Diplomatic Madness
By: Benedikt Meng, Guest Contributor Photo Credit: US Army Gone are the days of the post-Cold War ‘American Hyperpower’ which dominated global economic and strategic security in a world of relatively stable nuclear security. While the Cold War world presented an uneasy nuclear balance resting on the actions of two superpowers, today’s nuclear environment is … Continue reading Rethinking US Missile Defense in Times of Diplomatic Madness
Finding a Place for Political Islam
By: Andrew Swick, Columnist Photo Credit: Al-Jazeera Two recent publications by prominent Washington researchers aim to tackle the difficult question of how the United States should approach political Islam—especially in the Arab world. Rethinking Political Islam, by Shadi Hamid and William McCants, reviews a multi-year study by the Brookings Institution, providing country case studies and … Continue reading Finding a Place for Political Islam
The Mounting Challenges in Refugee Education
By: Rebecca Robison, Reporter Photo Credit: JRSUSA.org The global rise in the number of conflicts, particularly protracted conflicts, has resulted in a drastic increase in refugees. In fact, the number of displaced persons worldwide has reached its highest level since World War II. The event “A Crisis Unfolding: Access to Education for Refugees in Africa?” held … Continue reading The Mounting Challenges in Refugee Education
Death from Above? The United States Must Address Air Defense Challenges
By: Patrick Savage, Columnist Photo Credit: FighterSweep United States ground forces have not been killed by enemy aircraft since 1953.[i] That record is certainly due in large part to the advantages in training and equipment afforded to the United States Air Force and the United States Army’s air defense units. However, it is also important … Continue reading Death from Above? The United States Must Address Air Defense Challenges
World Leaders Should Have Seen the Rohingya Crisis Coming
By: Sara Sirota, Columnist Photo Credit: New York Times Myanmar’s expulsion of 500,000 Rohingya Muslims is not a sudden or unexpected event. It follows decades of systemic oppression and months of heightened fragility in Rakhine state, where the Burmese Army and Buddhist extremists look upon their Rohingya neighbors as unwanted foreigners and threats to regional … Continue reading World Leaders Should Have Seen the Rohingya Crisis Coming
NATO Becomes Complacent at Its Own Peril
By: Brian Hayes, Columnist Photo Credit: Defence Procurement International Zapad, a joint Russian-Belarusian military exercise, concluded without incident on September 20th.[i] The worst fears of NATO national security professionals—that Russia would deploy as many as 100,000 troops or leave behind a permanent garrison in Belarus—did not materialize.[ii] However, in light of past Russian behavior and … Continue reading NATO Becomes Complacent at Its Own Peril
Sri Lanka: Battleground for an Asian Power Imbroglio?
By: Husanjot Chahal, Columnist Photo Credit: BBC Japan and India’s growing bonhomie is often touted as a counter to China’s geopolitical clout across Asia, particularly in the Indian Ocean region, where the former’s recent Asia-Africa Growth Corridor (AAGC) is cited as in direct competition with Beijing’s Belt and Road Initiative (BRI).[i] Such a power struggle … Continue reading Sri Lanka: Battleground for an Asian Power Imbroglio?