Category Security & Conflict

Europe, Middle East, Policy & Politics, Regional, Security & Conflict, Topical

Russia is Lying About its AI Capabilities: How Russia is Using Emerging Technologies to Hide Human Rights Violations

October 20, 2022

Lauren Kahn is a research fellow at the Council on Foreign Relations. Since Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine began, Russian President Vladimir Putin’s military forces have flouted international norms and international humanitarian law. Russian forces in Ukraine have looted, mistreated…

Asia Pacific, Economics, Europe, International Development, Policy & Politics, Regional, Security & Conflict, Topical

Aleksandar Vucic shaking Xi Jinping's hand

Why China is Serbia’s New Main Ally in the Kosovo Independence Dispute

October 9, 2022

Stefan Vladisavljev is a program coordinator for Foundation BFPE for a Responsible Society. The last chapter of the former Yugoslavia’s dissolution into separate countries, which began in the 1990s, was marked by the separation of Kosovo from Serbia. In 1998,…

Book Reviews, Economics, Governance & Law, Policy & Politics, Regional, Security & Conflict, South America, Topical

Parque Central in Guatemala City, Guatemala

A Development Journey: Non-stop from the Northern Triangle of Central America to Denmark?

September 1, 2022

Review of: Neil Shenai, Escaping the Governance Trap:Economic Reform in the Northern Triangle, (Cham, Switzerland: Palgrave Pivot, 2022). David F. Varela Sr. is a second-year Doctor of International Affairs (DIA) student at the Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies.…

Africa, Civil Society, Governance & Law, Policy & Politics, Regional, Security & Conflict, Topical

Civil Society, Coups, and the Future of Burkina Faso

August 25, 2022

Burkina Faso’s rich history has been marked by violent fluctuations between military juntas and pushback from civil society, resulting in a state that lies somewhere in between. Modern Burkina Faso’s leadership nominally supports civil liberties and political freedoms but has…

Civil Society, Governance & Law, Policy & Politics, Regional, Security & Conflict, South America, Topical

Colombia sunset viewing the green surroundings of Minca

Can the Government Police Itself? Colombia’s False Positives Scandal and its Lessons for Atrocity Prevention

August 5, 2022

Introduction In April of 2022, a Colombian general and ten other servicemembers admitted that they had committed war crimes and crimes against humanity.[1] It was the first time that senior Colombian military officials admitted to wrongdoing since the systemic killing…

Economics, Policy & Politics, Security & Conflict

Insurance Instead of Deterrence: A Pivot in Cybersecurity Strategy

June 22, 2022

Deterrence is tired. It has been put to work for more than seventy years in the nuclear warfare domain, and it has performed admirably there. After all, the world is still intact. The problem is not that deterrence does not…

Asia Pacific, North America, Policy & Politics, Security & Conflict

Will Biden’s New Truman Doctrine Offset the Sino-Russian Pact?

June 20, 2022

During his maiden trip to Asia as president in late May 2022, Joe Biden implied that the United States would take stronger military action to defend Taiwan against China than his administration has taken to support Ukraine to fight against…

Asia Pacific, North America, Policy & Politics, Security & Conflict

How to Weaken the China-Russia Axis: Historical Lessons from Great-Power Competition

June 2, 2022

Key Judgments Growing ties between Moscow and Beijing threaten US national security. American strategic planners should consider undermining these ties as a strategic imperative. This goal remains achievable if pursued with vigor because Russia’s “special military operation” in Ukraine has…

Economics, Policy & Politics, Security & Conflict

Image of a protest sign saying "system change not climate change"

Beyond MIRVs and SCUDs, the Newest Global Weapon Is ESG

May 31, 2022

Introduction In the weapons world––loaded with the likes of Multiple Independent Reentry Vehicles (MIRVs), Intercontinental Ballistic Missiles (ICBMs), and SCUDs––an emerging global weapon is Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG). The current ESG target is Russia, and the payload is an…

Asia Pacific, North America, Security & Conflict

Image of a gold square computer chip on a dark background

Clash of the Chips: A Comparison of US-China Semiconductor Production Capacities

May 7, 2022

Introduction The 2021 National Security Commission on Artificial Intelligence identified artificial intelligence (AI) as an inspiring technology, one that will be the most powerful tool for future generations towards benefiting humanity.[1] It also recognized that AI-enhanced capabilities will serve as…

Energy & Environment, Security & Conflict

How Climate Change Could Make Water a Resource Trap Risk

April 19, 2022

Climate change will likely make it harder for people to find potable water. Over the next 50 years, some parts of the planet may become virtually uninhabitable, which could in turn cause large waves of human migration.[1] Nearly a third…

Asia Pacific, Europe, Policy & Politics, Security & Conflict

Europe’s Borderlands and China’s Challenge: Why War in Ukraine Matters

March 12, 2022

How are we to understand Russia’s aggression against Ukraine,[1] and how are we to respond? Invoking fabricated grievances,[2],[3] Russia on February 24, 2022 launched an all-out war against Ukraine. Friends and allies have shown solidarity, as Europe, the United States,…