Allies in Limbo: The Pentagon and the Pacific Deterrence Initiative
The COVID-19 pandemic has not made the world safer; old threats have not gone away and new ones remain on the horizon, especially in the South China Sea. Yet key tenets of the Pacific Deterrence Initiative remain bogged down in Congress.
Nigeria’s Boko Haram and Sahel Insecurity
New evidence of ties between Boko Haram, a Nigerian militant Islamist group, and Al Qaeda’s branch in North Africa threatens to unleash a new wave of terrorism in Nigeria and the Sahel region.
Egypt’s Sinai Providing Fertile Ground for Islamic State Expansion
The recent kidnapping and murder of a Croatian foreign worker has propelled Egypt’s Sinai Province into the media spotlight. But this Islamic State franchise has been a growing threat for a long time, and unless the Egyptian army changes its tactics the situation will only get worse.
Group of Seven fights irrelevance in new world order
After decades in charge, the club of rich, industrialised nations is fast losing sway as a share of global economic power shifts towards big developing countries.
Indian Mujahideen: The Face of “New Terrorism” in India?
Examining the organizational structure of Indian Mujahideen and asks whether the recent arrests of the organization's leaders will affect its operational capacity.
BRICS: An Inconvenient, Hard Truth
The BRICS grouping owes its ascent in large part to a shared disdain for the excesses of the unipolar moment, and this is making for some awkward comparisons in the shadow of the Ukraine war.
No Human Rights without the Right to Know
How do European governments strike a balance between privacy rights and the right for citizens to know what their leaders are doing?
Game of Pipelines: Bulgaria and Russia’s Energy Diplomacy
Bulgaria is at the nexus of EU-Russian energy geopolitics.
Africa Faces “Super Election Year” in 2024
A third of all Africans will head to the polls in 2024, and their combined decisions will go far in shaping governance, economic growth, and social policy for years to come.
Police Mission Will Not Stem the Chaos in Haiti
The depth of Haiti’s social and tactical challenges exceeds what any international police force could be expected to overcome.