Department of Defense, U.S. National Security Community Caught off Guard by Growing Illegal Fishing Threat
…effects on local communities, adding another potential pathway to civil discontent. All told, IUU fishing is flying under the radar – accumulating to potential downward spirals of destabilization and insecurity…
As Israel and the US Attack Iran, the ‘Axis of Resistance’ Remains on the Sidelines
…Forces (PMF) and their semi-autonomous status. Yemen’s Houthis face their own public discontent after repeated U.S.-Israeli strikes on ports, power plants, and airports that have crippled essential services. All three…
Addressing Africans’ Top Concerns Means Advancing Women’s Rights
…SRHR and girls’ education is a crucial avenue for addressing some of the most universal and urgent issues facing Africa, especially amid increasing discontent. By investing in women and girls,…
Abe and Trump’s Friendship without Benefits
On 17–18 April 2018, US President Donald Trump met with Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe. The pair’s personal rapport was emphasised throughout Abe’s visit to the United States. Trump and…
MIRVing and Deterrence Challenges for India
…authors’ contention that MIRVs may not be inherently destabilizing. While they acknowledge that a “combination of highly accurate Agni missiles with a future MIRV configuration could raise concerns of first-strike…
Trump’s Opportunity to Support Transparency, Accountability on the Conventional Arms Trade
…on reform of the export control process, reviewing the contents of the U.S. Munitions List, moving items to the Commerce Control List, and restructuring some of the bureaucratic machinery surrounding…
Is a Changing Saudi Arabia Eager for Trump – or Not?
…tourism. The history of the Al Saud monarchy and family is heavily laced throughout the historical exhibits, which minimize the role of religious authorities in the foundation of the Saudi…
Concession…or Common Sense? Trading Drills for Dialogue
…major point of contention for Pyongyang, which often claims that such exercises are preparations for invasion of the North. But in 1992, after announcing the unilateral withdrawal of all nuclear…