How the United States Can Deal With Security Risks of Foreign Direct Investment
by Connor North The United States is allowing foreign powers to own and operate land directly next to highly sensitive military...
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Sharaf Younes
- Apr 28
Implications of the Chinese Belt and Road Initiative for the US
by Sharaf Younes The Chinese Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) is a large-scale infrastructure development strategy launched by the Chinese...
Youssef Ghobreyal
- Apr 28
The Need for a Nuanced US Approach to Nuclear Threats from North Korea and Iran
by Youssef Ghobreyal The United States has long faced the daunting challenge of addressing the nuclear ambitions of North Korea and Iran....
Adil Zuberi
- Apr 28
Is the Biden Administration Addressing the Rise of Domestic Terrorism?
by Adil Zuberi White supremacy and far-right extremism are among the greatest domestic-security threats facing the United States. The...
Samuel Soman
- Apr 28
The Global Implications of the Increasing Tensions between the US and China
by Samuel Soman Following the construction of the post-world War liberal order, the US “possessed the full panoply of means—political,...
Anirudh Prakash
- Mar 12
Chinese Spy Balloon Incident: The Push for an ‘Iron Shield’ Aerospace Defense
by Anirudh Prakash Reference: US military pilot takes selfie with the Chinese spy balloon from the cockpit of the Lockheed U-2 Dragon...
Jake Moran
- Mar 12
The United States Should Keep Its Numbers Constant in Syria
by Jake Moran Reference Since 2011, Syria has been in the midst of a chaotic civil war fought between the Syrian government led by...
Naman Gurudatha
- Mar 12
How the US Should Strengthen Ties With Turkey
by Naman Gurudatha Reference It has been nearly 100 years since the establishment of formal US-Turkey Relations in 1927, which signified...
Samuel Soman
- Mar 10
Rethinking the Global Order: Russia and Ukraine
by Samuel Soman When the US won the cold war, it was clear that modernity would be defined through a unipolar, liberal democratic global...
Youssef Rezkalla
- Mar 10
The United States Must Implement a New Plan of Action in Dealing with Yemen and Syrian Conflicts
by Youssef Rezkalla For years, the United States has been involved in conflicts in the Middle East, such as the war in Syria and the...
Sharaf Younes
- Mar 10
How the United States Can Overcome North Korean and Iranian Nuclear Threats
by Sharaf Younes The proliferation of nuclear weapons across the globe has posed both a poignant dilemma to foreign policymakers and an...
Anirudh Prakash
- Feb 23
Refurbishing Deterrence on NATO's Eastern Flank: Need for More Robust Missile Defense Systems
by Anirudh Prakash Image: Patriot air and missile defense system on display at Allied Air Command (via NATO) On February 24th, 2022,...
Anirudh Prakash
- Feb 23
US Deterrence in the Indo-Pacific: Is President Biden Doing Enough?
by Anirudh Prakash Image: US and Indonesian troops fist bump during Garuda Shield joint exercises (via Asia Times) For centuries, the...
Anna Matthei
- Feb 22
Major Changes in Japan’s Defense Budget Reveal Who is Friend or Foe
by Anna Matthei Image: Members of the Self-Defense Force's Amphibious Rapid Deployment Brigade take part in a landing exercise in...
Jake Moran
- Feb 22
Why the United States Should Continue its Sanctions on Burma
by Jake Moran Image: Rohingya refugees gather behind a barbed-wire fence in a temporary settlement between Myanmar and Bangladesh in 2018...
Pronoy Chatterji
- Feb 22
Broadened Diplomacy in US and North Korea Relations
by Pronoy Chatterji & Naman Gurudatha Image: North Korean military parade (via Bing) It is common knowledge that “cool guys” don't look...
Naman Gurudatha
- Nov 28, 2022
The Purpose of Strategic Ambiguity in US Relations With China and Taiwan
It has been over a month since President Joe Biden pledged to defend Taiwan from a Chinese invasion, shifting from the longstanding...
Gabriel Diamond
- May 9, 2022
The Role of the United States in Iranian Hegemony
Iranian influence has been on the rise for many years now. Whether through Hezbollah in Lebanon, the Houthis in Yemen, or Hamas in Gaza,...
Connor Tull
- Apr 28, 2022
The Lion and the Eagle: Pivoting Washington’s Focus Back to Southern Asia
By Connor Tull On April 4th, Sri Lankans watched as President Gotabaya Rajapaksa forced his entire cabinet, which included much of his...
Timothy Farrelly
- Apr 2, 2022
Now is the Time to Close Guantànamo Bay
By Timothy Farrelly Twenty years after opening its gates, the detention facility at Guantànamo Bay continues to stain the United States’...
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