Wagner Group Post-Prigozhin: New Name, Business as Usual
From the covert to the overt, the Kremlin’s Expeditionary Corps is taking over Wagner’s global operations.
Iran’s Reform Movement
With the exception of an uptick in protests during Ashura, Mir Hossein Mousavi’s challenge to the Iranian political establishment has faded from the international spotlight since the open dissidence of last June.
With 2024 Looming, QAnon is Down But Not Out
The online conspiracy group has faded from the limelight as prediction after prediction proved false, but the 2024 US presidential election represents a path back to relevance.
The TPP’s Loss is China’s Gain
Trump has made good on his promise to withdraw from the Trans-Pacific Partnership, and it will fundamentally shake up geopolitical outlook of East Asia.
Marginalized or Pivotal Middle Power? Canada’s Indo-Pacific Strategic Choice
In crafting an Indo-Pacific Strategy, Canada has the opportunity to differentiate itself from its powerful southern neighbor and assert its role as a middle power.
UK-France Joint Action Key to European Relevance in the Indo-Pacific
Only through joint action can France and the UK leverage their full strategic weight in the South China Sea dispute.
The Geopolitics of Russia’s Foray into West Africa
West Africa is emerging as a new front in Russia’s global campaign against the EU and United States.
Is Islamic State Still a Threat?
Is Islamic State a spent force or a globe-spanning “al-Qaeda on steroids”?
JNIM: The New Terrorist Threat from the Sahel
You may not have heard of JNIM, but you will soon. The group is inflaming local ethnic conflicts, killing peacekeepers, and pushing a vulnerable region closer to anarchy.
Bombing Iran: Strategy and Consequences
It was not even a year ago that former Mossad chief, Meir Dagan, stated that the idea of Israel bombing Iranian nuclear facilities was, "the stupidest idea I’ve ever heard.”