President-elect Trump and the Middle East?
The Moshe Dayan Center Tel Aviv University In the immediate aftermath of Donald J. Trump’s victory in the U.S....
A Nation Must Think Before it Acts
President-elect Trump and the Middle East?
A nation must think before it acts.
United States
The 2016 Election and Prospects for Taiwan’s Democracy
Abstract This article reviews the results of the 2016 presidential and legislative elections in Taiwan, in which the Democratic...
Transnistria Primer
Transnistria, or the Pridnestrovian Moldavian Republic (PMR), exists unsure of its place in the world. To its west, across...
Exceptionalism, Empire, and the Dark Side of National Greatness
This piece, originally a lecture given at the Intercollegiate Studies Institute, contextualizes the notion of exceptionalism by looking at...
Tsai Ing-wen’s Presidential Platform
. Tsai must be pragmatic and diplomatic in order to get the results she hopes to achieve. Taking office...
Kanan Makiya and the Rejection of Victimhood
Exiled from his homeland and with a notorious intelligence agency attempting to assassinate him, one could excuse Makiya for...
Can Fancy Bear Be Stopped? The Clear and Present Danger of Russian Info Ops
War on the Rocks Former Secretary of State Colin Powell was curt to his former aide. Republican presidential candidate...
Shimon Peres (1923-2016): A Man of Contradictions?
Shimon Peres: Inspirational or exasperating? Both. Wise or foolish? Both. Selfless or selfish? Both. Humble or egotistical? Both,...
Keynote Address: Implications of the 2016 Elections for Economic and Security Issues
Despite its many problems, East Asia remains the principal global bright spot. Unlike the Middle East and Europe, where...
Distinguishing the True from the False: Fakes & Forgeries in Russia’s Information War Against Ukraine
The intent of Russian strategic deception is to alter a target population's perception of reality in the interest of...