Maritime Balance in the South China Sea: Submarines in Southeast Asia
In recent years, Southeast Asian countries have pursued the acquisition of submarines with increasing vigor. Currently, four countries in...
A Nation Must Think Before it Acts
Maritime Balance in the South China Sea: Submarines in Southeast Asia
A nation must think before it acts.
Categories for Outside Publications
Inspired, Networked, & Directed – The Muddled Jihad of ISIS & al Qaeda Post Hebdo
The jihadi movement may have finally become what its original luminaries always wanted it to be – and in...
Why America Needs to See The Interview: A Primer on the Sins of North Korea
Most Americans don’t know how much of a threat North Korea poses not just to America, but also to...
Egypt and Qatar: Frenemies?
Qatar may have dialed back its support for Islamist movements, but that doesn’t mean it’s going to be best...
Waterboarding is Almost Nothing Like the ‘Water Cure’
PHILADEPHIA – “Torture” is one of those words that is used so indiscriminately as to have lost all meaning. This is...
Why I Stand with Charlie Hebdo
CASABLANCA—As a frequent visitor to Paris, I’ve had many chances to browse the French satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo. And as...
Regional Leadership through Strength?: Indonesian Foreign and Security Policies in Southeast Asia
With the enthusiasm surrounding the election of President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo, some have again speculated as to whether Indonesia...
Inflating the Salafi Threat in Jordan
Atlantic Council Jordan’s government-influenced media has declared the Islamic State (ISIS or ISIL) as an affront to Islam and...
15,000-Plus For Fighting: The Return of the Foreign Fighters
After years of being treated as a niche topic, the rise of the “Islamic State” in Syria and Iraq...
Comparative Southeast Asian Military Modernization
Southeast Asia’s military modernization over the last half decade has been impressive. Defense expenditures across the region have risen,...