The Hidden Danger of Safe Zones in Syria
In 1993, during the brutal civil war in Bosnia, the United Nations declared the Bosnian Muslim town of Srebrenica to be...
A Nation Must Think Before it Acts
The Hidden Danger of Safe Zones in Syria
A nation must think before it acts.
Categories for Outside Publications
Hope for the Western Sahara
The legendary Sahara covers a vast stretch of northern Africa, and includes a 100,000-mile expanse that is the southern...
Friendly Fire: The Risks and Rewards of Red Teaming
Despite all the fascination with new technologies and religious extremism, there is little new in war. So often, great...
A Legal Analysis of the Philippine-China Arbitration Ruling
Yogi Berra said, “It’s tough to make predictions – especially about the future.” Last week’s ruling in the Philippine-China...
Paranoid in Poland
The Law and Justice (PiS) party’s stunning victory in Poland’s October 25 parliamentary elections has left analysts wondering just how...
Meeting Russia’s New Nuclear Challenge
Even as the Obama administration continues to ponder just how it might respond to the turn of events in...
Chindia Africa and the West’s Responsibility
The third edition of India-Africa Summit was attended by no less than 54 nations across Africa. New Delhi has...
Modi’s Silence on Hindu Violence Threatens India’s Secular Tradition
On Sept. 28, in the village of Dadri in the state of Uttar Pradesh, barely 50 miles from India’s...
What America Can Learn From the Rest of the World
During the recent Democratic presidential debate, Bernie Sanders suggested that Americans “look to countries like Denmark, like Sweden and Norway, and...
Arab Civil Society after the Arab Spring: Weaker but Deeper
Middle East Institute In the Middle East, academic trends often mirror the ebb-and-flow of regional politics. During the 1990s,...