A Nation Must Think Before it Acts
Festschrift for Alan Luxenberg
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April 3, 2020
Russia’s Defense Industry: Between Political Significance and Economic InefficiencyThe Russian Federation’s defense industry provides the authoritarian regime with military power that is used for maintaining its domestic and foreign legitimacy. The industry’s top-management is a major part of Russia’s governing establishment. Nevertheless, the industry suffers from economic... Read more |
April 1, 2020
The Future of the Kurdistan Region after the Defeat of ISIS and the Failure of the 2017 Independence ReferendumIn 2017, the Kurdistan Region of Iraq held an independence referendum, which triggered severe backlash, including the loss of control over the oil-rich city of Kirkuk. The backlash from the independence referendum prompted the regional government (Kurdistan Regional Government)... Read more |
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March 30, 2020
Military Exercise Defender Europe-20 is Cancelled: What Does It Mean for the Baltic States?The US, with NATO, routinely conducts military exercises all over Europe, especially since the Russian annexation of Crimea in 2014 — exercises Russia inevitably condemns as destabilizing. The Defender Europe-20 exercise had just begun garnering increased attention in Western... Read more |
March 30, 2020
Making Sense of the Sadrists: Fragmentation and Unstable PoliticsIraq’s Sadrist movement, led by populist Shi’i cleric Muqtada al-Sadr, has been at the heart of Iraqi politics since 2003. The movement's political strategies have shifted dramatically during this time, encompassing militant insurgency, sectarian violence, electoral politics, and reform-oriented... Read more |
