- HistoryRacismUnited States
Why Dismantling Monuments Does Not Always Constitute Erasing History
by Zachary Durkee August 23, 2020This article is the first of five pieces from our summer series for 2020. The theme this summer is “Challenging Narratives.” In the coming…
- AfricaEconomicsFranceInternational Trade
La Francafrique: Africa’s Last Colonies
by Kosi Ogbuli August 22, 2020The era of what we referred to as ‘Françafrique’ is coming to an end. There is France and there is Africa. There is the…
- Middle EastMilitarySecurity and ConflictTerrorism
Pakistani Power Politics: Subversion, Deception and India in the GWOT
by Alex Choy July 23, 2020The views expressed here are those of the author and do not reflect any official policy or position of the US Government, the Department…
- Nuclear DeterrenceSecurity and Conflict
Relinquishing the Third Largest Nuclear Arsenal in the World: What Ukraine Teaches about Nuclear Proliferation
by Taylor Fairless July 9, 2020The nuclear proliferation puzzle has long been thought of in relation to national security: states will build the bomb when they are placed in a significant military threat to which all other alternatives fail to suffice. Yet, Ukraine provides a counterfactual to security considerations by disinheriting one of the most powerful arsenals in the world amid military threats.
- ChinaSecurityTechnology
A Briefing on Digital Authoritarianism – The Rise of Data-Driven Surveillance Technology
by Zachary Durkee June 17, 2020Introduction Following the momentous events of the Arab Spring uprisings of 2010-2011, pundits have looked across the Middle East in search for explanations of…
- Middle EastMilitarySecurity and ConflictTerrorismUnited States
Countering Violent Extremism in the Global War on Terror
by Alex Choy June 14, 2020The views expressed here are those of the author and do not reflect any official policy or position of the US Government, the Department…
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