Triangular Politics in Syria: Russia, Iran, and Saudi Arabia
During three weeks in September, Russia deployed its air force in Syria to support Bashar al-Asad’s increasingly weak and...
A Nation Must Think Before it Acts
Triangular Politics in Syria: Russia, Iran, and Saudi Arabia
A nation must think before it acts.
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Putin’s Gas Attack
Russia’s belligerence in Syria has renewed debates about Russian motives. James Nixey, head of the Russia and Eurasia Program at...
America Needs to Support Africa’s Democratic Aspirations
Much of the world’s great promise, and many of the world’s greatest challenges, lie in Africa. The continent is...
Yes, Putin Does Have a Strategy in Syria
It appears that a significant portion of the Washington policy community is dismissing Russia’s Vladimir Putin either as merely...
The Danger of Not Competing
When two great powers jostle, their allies watch. Not out of enjoyment for the spectacle but out of selfish...
The National Security Answers Missing from the Democratic Debate
There were few surprises in the Democratic debate. Hillary Clinton was by far the most polished speaker, though whether...
ISIS Against Humanity
Nearly two millennia ago, the Romans built the Arch of Triumph in Palmyra, Syria. According to Picturesque Palestine, Sinai, and...
For Think Tanks, it’s Either Innovate or Die
Beginning in the 1970s, public policy research institutions experienced explosive growth — today there are over 6,500 think tanks worldwide, with...
The Muslim 500: The World’s 500 Most Influential Muslims, 2016
Introduction: A Regional Survey 2015 could be called, among other things, The Year of Migrations. I have three in...
What It’s Like to Be Gay in the Ultra-Masculine NatSec Community
A few months ago, I was at one of those boozy, early evening events that bind together professional life...