The Taliban at the United Nations: An Unexpected Bid For Legitimacy?
When they reestablished control over Afghanistan in August 2021, the Taliban claimed they would respect womens’ rights, trumpeting a...
A Nation Must Think Before it Acts
The Taliban at the United Nations: An Unexpected Bid For Legitimacy?
A nation must think before it acts.
Categories for Analysis
Russian Disinformation in Africa: No Door on this Barn
In 2018, Yale scholar Timothy Snyder called Russian information operations in the 2014 Russian annexation of Crimea, “the most...
Japan’s Security Engagement with the Philippines
In June 2023, Japan’s sent its largest coast guard patrol ship, the Akitsushima, to the Philippines. There, it participated...
Biden’s Middle East Balancing Act: Iran’s Nuclear Program and Saudi-Israeli Ties
For some months now, officials in Washington and other world capitals assumed that diplomatic efforts to reach a deal...
The Folly of Merging the Indo-Pacific and Europe
In the wake of the Russian invasion of Ukraine, the United States has embarked upon an ambitious endeavor: containing...
Can West Africa Survive the Coup in Niger?
On July 26, a military junta seized power in Niger. The junta arrested the democratically elected President Mohamed Bazoum...
Zimbabwe at the Crossroads: 2023 Election Will Determine its Future
From Zimbabwe’s independence in 1980 until the military “non-coup” that overthrew him in 2017, the late Robert Mugabe ruled...
Wagner Group Licks its Wounds in Belarus
Most analysts have labeled Yevgeny Prigozhin’s attempted rebellion and the Wagner Group mutiny a failure. And in many ways,...
Upcoming National Elections Complicate Efforts to Reset US-South Africa Relations
It is incredibly difficult to predict what will happen in the 2024 South Africa National Elections. The ruling African...
Drone Wars over Moscow
Twice this week, drones attacked a building housing government ministries in Moscow. The Kremlin immediately blamed Ukraine. Ukrainian officials...