What Does Political Science Teach Us About Why Countries Use Private Military Groups like Wagner and Blackwater?The Wagner group was a key fighting force in Ukraine until its leader, Yevgeny Prigozhin, attempted a mutiny. And twenty...
Relief is Finally Coming for “Citizens of Nowhere” Living in the United StatesBy Karina Ambartsoumian-Clough We hold no passports. No country recognizes us as citizens. And for too long, stateless people have...
Kenya’s National Security Advisor Monica Juma on Climate and Security in the Horn of AfricaMonica Juma is the National Security Advisor to Kenyan President William Ruto. Kenya is a stable democracy in a tough...
Nobel Peace Prize Laureate Oleksandra Matviichuk: “You Have to Defend the Law With Weapons”Oleksandra Matviichuk is a Ukrainian human rights lawyer and co-recipient of the 2022 Nobel Peace Prize. She is a human...
It’s Time to Invoke The Responsibility to Protect in SudanBy Mark J. Wood, Refugees International Genocide looms large over Sudan. When war broke out in Khartoum, the capital of...
Joseph Nye on Soft Power Competition Between China and the United StatesThe Aspen Security Forum last week was a target rich environment for collecting excellent interviews for the podcast. This is one of...
Uncovering Russia’s Systematic Abduction of Ukrainian ChildrenSince the start of the war, Russia has abducted tens of thousands of Ukrainian children. These kidnappings have been well...
10 Ways to Make Good on the Promise of Ending TuberculosisBy Obiefuna Arinze Austin As tuberculosis surges and COVID-19 deaths decline, TB is regaining its status as the world’s deadliest infectious disease. The disease...
The NATO Summit in Vilnius and What Comes Next for the AllianceNATO held a Major summit in Vilnius, Lithuania on July 11th and 12th. Top on the agenda was Ukraine’s potential...
