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Commentary

The Strategic Costs of US Strikes Against Venezuela

Bellicose moves by the United States in the Caribbean come with extensive risks.
October 10, 2025
Evan Cooper
Commentary

Turkey’s Ruling Party Uses the Courts to Defeat its Political Opposition

What began as a series of scattered corruption cases and allegations of procedural irregularities has evolved into a sprawling legal campaign that
October 9, 2025
Tülin Daloğlu
Commentary

India-Pakistan Cyber Skirmishes and the Challenge of Attribution

As cyber operations play a growing role in the India-Pakistan rivalry, misattribution threatens to undermine stability.
October 7, 2025
Kashoon Leeza
Commentary

War or Peace: Will the Gaza-Israel Agony Finally End?

A temporary ceasefire that returns the hostages and relieves the suffering of Palestinians in Gaza would be a major achievement
October 7, 2025
Barbara Slavin
Commentary

Moldova’s 2025 Elections: A Pro-European Victory Despite Russia’s Hybrid Threats

How a pro-European parliamentary win in Moldova delivers strategic lessons in countering hybrid warfare
October 2, 2025
Sanda Sandu
Commentary

Iran’s Oil Exports: Resilience Amid Sanctions and ‘Snapback’

Tehran has become proficient at evasion measures such as ship-to-ship transfers of oil, disabling Automatic Identification System (AIS) tracking, and alternative payment
October 2, 2025
Umud Shokri
Commentary

To Counter Online Scams and Fraud, Address Consumer Vulnerabilities

Exploring ways to reduce consumer vulnerability to online scam operations.
September 29, 2025
Yawai Thant
Commentary

The Scam Epidemic Won’t Wait. Neither Should We.

Exploring different actions that governments, the private sector, and civil society should take to counter online scam operations in a whole-of-society approach
September 29, 2025
Mario Masaya
Commentary

The ‘Wall of Mistrust’ Grows Thicker Between the US and Iran

The collapse of the JCPOA marks a new nadir in intermittent efforts to resolve conflicts dating from the 1979 Islamic revolution.
September 29, 2025
Barbara Slavin
Commentary

Germany’s Weapon Freeze: Political Gesture or Policy Shift?

An August 10 announcement suspending the German export of offensive weapons to Israel has ignited intense debate on the real impact of
September 25, 2025
Staša Salacanin
Commentary

Moldova’s 2025 Elections: A Test Case for Russia’s Hybrid Warfare

Why Russia’s hybrid campaign to tip the scales of elections in Moldova has global implications.
September 25, 2025
Sanda Sandu
Commentary

Assessing Cyber Risks and Resilience in India and Pakistan

Taking stock of the threats, opportunities, and mitigation measures in India and Pakistan’s civilian cyber and digital ecosystems.
September 25, 2025
Arindrajit Basu
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