Can a US Partner Practice Multi-Alignment? The UAE is Certainly Trying.
…more responsive to the ever-changing world, and flexible in how it employs its power? Time will tell. All in all, the visit reaffirmed our sense that managing security partners’ shifting…
Proposed US Arms Sales to Egypt Could Test New Conventional Arms Policy
…which the Egyptian government can and will be responsive to US requirements for continued military assistance. Although some in Congress, such as Senator Patrick Leahy (D-VT), have been openly…
Implications of South Korea’s Failed Impeachment Vote
…travel ban. Also underway are multiple investigations involving several high-ranking officials, including former Interior Minister Lee Sang-min, former Defense Minister Kim Yong-hyun, and Army Chief Park An-su, who was appointed…
Modernizing the Nonproliferation Toolkit: The Case of Poland
…together the Office of the Prime Minister, Ministry of the Finance and the Economy, National Defense, the intelligence community, the National Atomic Energy Agency, Police and Border agencies, and the…
Reform the Foreign Policy Toolkit for a Rebalanced World
…challenges they will face: economic disparities, civil wars and conflicts, climate change, migration and immigration, global health, etc. Nor are diplomats recruited or promoted with these skills in mind. US…
Partnership in Peace Operations: Implementing Resolution 2719
…contexts. Ensuring such adaptability will be essential for translating the resolution’s principles into effective, context-responsive action on the ground. Progress on Operationalizing Resolution 2719 Since the adoption of Resolution 2719,…
Myanmar: An Enduring Intelligence State, or a State Enduring Intelligence?
…for national security.”39Republic of the Union of Myanmar, “BSI Biography,” Ministry of Home Affairs, https://myanmarmoha.org/eng/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=92&Itemid=542&lang=en. The BSI had six divisions in its Naypyidaw headquarters, labeled Administration, Law and Prosecution, Information…
Closing the Governance Gap in Climate, Security, and Peacebuilding
…Susanne. Addressing the Risks of Climate Change. What Role for the UN Security Council? Berlin: Stiftung Wissenschaft und Politik, 2020. Accessed July 28, 2020. https://www.swp-berlin.org/fileadmin*]}*/contents/products/research_papers/2020RP06_UNSC_Climate.pdf. At the Security Council, Angola…