Congresswoman Sara Jacobs | How (And Why) Congress Can Support UN PeacekeepingBefore joining the United States House of Representatives in 2021, Congresswoman Sara Jacobs worked at the United Nations and US...
An Extremely Fragile Democratic Transition is Underway in SudanIn April 2019, Sudanese dictator Omar al-Bashir was ousted in a coup after nearly 30 years in power. The coup...
An Escalating Cycle of Violence in Israel and PalestineWe are in the midst of an escalating cycle of violence in Israel and Palestine. On Thursday, January 26 Israeli...
A New Study Shows How to Counter Violent Extremism Through “Social Cohesion”The border region of Mali, Burkina Faso, and Niger is home to violent extremist groups eager to recruit young men...
Why is Turkey About to Invade Syria?On November 13, six people were killed in a bombing in Istanbul, which the government of Turkey blamed on a...
Why is North Korea Suddenly Launching an Unprecedented Number of Missile Tests?Over the last several weeks, North Korea has launched an unprecedented number of missile tests. In one week alone in...
The Foreign Policy Implications of the US Midterm ElectionsDuring the time of this recording, Wednesday, November 9th, the final results of the United States’ midterm elections are uncertain,...
The Ethiopia-Tigray War is About to Get Even WorseLast March, there seemed to be a glimmer of hope that the brutal civil war between the Ethiopian federal government...
The Coming War of Economic Attrition Between Russia and the WestBefore Russia invaded Ukraine the United States and its European allies signaled strongly that they would impose crushing sanctions if...