Don’t blame China for the rise of digital authoritarianism in Africa
The Chinese state is the poster child of using digital tools for domestic surveillance and censorship. But China is...
A Nation Must Think Before it Acts
Don’t blame China for the rise of digital authoritarianism in Africa
A nation must think before it acts.
Categories for Analysis
Dueling Dyads: Conceptualizing Proxy Wars in Strategic Competition
Strategic competition with the Russian Federation and People’s Republic of China has become the new orienting challenge for the...
What Will the Terrorism Landscape Look Like in a Taliban-Led Afghanistan?
The Taliban’s recent capture of Kabul has the group poised to take back control over Afghanistan. Without question, a...
Does the Biden Administration Have a Eurasia Policy?
In the six months since President Joseph Biden assumed office, the White House has sought to re-assert a set...
Violence in Tigray Threatens Ethiopia’s Already Fragile Stability
The ongoing violence between the Ethiopian central government and the Tigray Peoples’ Liberation Front (TPLF), which began in 2020,...
The Arctic: Global Warming and Heated Politics
The Arctic, a vast sea historically trapped in ice for most of the year, has long been an object...
The Effect of Zuma’s Imprisonment on South Africa’s Institutions and Rule of Law
In mid-July, violent riots and looting engulfed Johannesburg and KwaZulu-Natal following the sentencing and imprisonment of former South African...
Islamists as Partners in World War II
In North Africa, the Axis powers had the support of Islamists in the fight against the Allies. As a...
The U.S.-Philippines Mutual Defense Treaty and Philippine External Defense Forces
On the face of it, the Philippines’ security situation is somewhat puzzling. The country has a mutual defense treaty...
COVID and Economic Well-Being in Eastern Europe and Eurasia
The COVID crisis shifted perceptions of what society is and how interdependent people are in times of crisis. It...