Between Activism and Isolationism: What to Expect From Trump’s Middle East Policy
The not-so-unexpected victory of former president Donald Trump on November 5 has sparked renewed discussion on his foreign policy...
A Nation Must Think Before it Acts
Between Activism and Isolationism: What to Expect From Trump’s Middle East Policy
A nation must think before it acts.
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Transatlantic Energy Security From a Baltic Perspective
Years before Russia started its full-scale war against Ukraine, the Baltic states of Lithuania, Latvia, and Estonia, correctly assessing...
Ideological Agenda of Russian Information Influence in Africa
Russian information operations in Africa are a tool to expand Russia’s presence on the continent and to turn African...
Narrative Intelligence: Detecting Chinese and Russian Information Operations to Disrupt NATO Unity
Introduction As geopolitical conflicts are increasingly shaped by misleading and deceptive information, Open Source Intelligence (OSINT) has become an...
Beyond the Revolution: Building a New Bangladesh
Once touted as the “Iron Lady” of Asia, Bangladesh’s former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina was both the longest-serving Bangladeshi...
Fighting Ideologies: Lessons Learned from the War on Terror and Their Application to Strategic Competition
This article was initially presented as a paper at the Post-9/11 Irregular Warfare Lessons Learned Conference in Annapolis, Maryland...
Iraqi Kurdistan’s Parliamentary Elections: Resilience, Challenges, and US Policy Stakes
The Kurdistan Region of Iraq finally held its long-overdue parliamentary elections on October 20, two years past the original...
Who is the Kremlin’s Favored Candidate in the US Presidential Election?
As the US presidential election approaches, the Kremlin has been unusually dismissive of American politics, maintaining the appearance of...
The Battle to Shape Trump’s China Policy
This week, the Wall Street Journal editorial board asked Donald Trump why China would not invade Taiwan on his...
Inside Estonia’s Defense-Tech Ecosystem
This article is based principally on a report authored by Joel Burke and published by the National Defense Industry...