Product Types: Commentary

Commentary

Sudan, the “Forgotten War”

While the world's attention focuses on the conflicts in Ukraine and Gaza, Sudan suffers through human rights atrocities and ethnic cleansing.
February 14, 2024
Michael Curtin
Commentary

Understanding Kim Jong Un’s Economic Policymaking

38 North’s report examines how North Korea’s economic policy decisions are made and rolled out under Kim Jong Un.
February 12, 2024
Robert Carlin
Commentary

China Sees an Opportunity in the Red Sea Crisis with the Houthis

The crisis has raised China’s profile as an external power while distracting the United States from Ukraine and the Indo-Pacific.
February 12, 2024
Emil Avdaliani
Commentary

Making the Most of Japan-US Defense Industry Cooperation

Revamping Japan's industrial base and efforts to solidify the implementation of policy into practice will lift the alliance to new levels.
February 7, 2024
Commander Jonathan Dorsey
Commentary

Executions and Harsh Sentences Mount as Iran Nears 45th Anniversary of the Islamic Revolution

The Iranian regime has ramped up its crackdown on society while the world's attention has been focused on different regional conflicts.
February 7, 2024
Anonymous
Commentary

Is Iran Losing its Control Over Shi’ite Militias?

Since the assassination of Qasem Soleimani, Iran seems to have lost its ability to mobilize and coordinate extremist militias across the Middle
February 5, 2024
Mohammad Mazhari
Commentary

Oman Keeps Trying to Dial Down Tensions in the Middle East

Oman has a long history of facilitating dialogue between Iran and Iran-backed groups and Iran's adversaries in the Arab world and the
February 2, 2024
Giorgio Cafiero
Commentary

Turning a Second Blind Eye

A look at how a bill raising the value threshold for arms sales notifications poses a risk to congressional and public oversight.
February 1, 2024
Elias Yousif
Commentary

Will Iran Get the Bomb in 2024?

The emergence of an acute security threat could very well change the nuclear calculations of Tehran if its deterrence strategy fails
January 31, 2024
Sina Azodi
Commentary

UNRWA Funding Pause: A Critical Moment

National funding pauses for UNRWA can be symbolic in the short term but could soon bite the aid pipeline in the long
January 30, 2024
Andrew Hyde
Commentary

American Deaths Add More Reasons to End the Gaza War Now

Iran-backed militias have killed American servicemen, the Palestinian death toll exceeds 26,000 and Israel faces an investigation for genocide.
January 29, 2024
Barbara Slavin
Commentary

Today’s Challenges Cry Out for New Approaches to US Security

A new foreign policy agenda that sets priorities and shares burdens with other global actors can lead to a more credible grand
January 25, 2024
Christopher Preble
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