China’s Aid to Africa: Monster or Messiah?
…of Minerals from Africa,” China.com.cn, September 15, 2011, https://www.china.com.cn/economic/txt/2011-09/15/content_23419056.htm. [10] The principles include: China always bases itself on the principle of equality and mutual benefit in providing aid to other nations; China…
As Iran Simmers, the Nuclear Clock Ticks On
…raw control. Whether through sheer repression this system can survive the popular discontent on display recently, or will succumb over time to its loss of legitimacy, will play out over…
The United States and the UN Security Council: Examining U.S. Perspectives and Approaches to Key Issues

…https://www.whitehouse.gov/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/NSC-1v2.pdf, pp. 11. 3 The White House, “Interim National Security Strategic Guidance,” March 2021, https://www.whitehouse.gov/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/NSC-1v2.pdf, pp. 13. 4 U.S. Department of State, “COVID-19 Recovery – Multilateral Approaches,” https://www.state.gov/covid-19-recovery/#multilateral. 5 White…
CORVI Risk Assessment: Dar es Salaam, Tanzania

…Nicholls, “Population and Assets Exposure to Coastal Flooding in Dar es Salaam (Tanzania): Vulnerability to Climate Extremes,” Tyndall Centre for Climate Change Research, last edited January 17, 2011, https://typo3.p264412.webspaceconfig.de/fileadmin/_migrated/content_uploads/Dar-es-Salaam_City-Analysis_Final-Report_1__01.pdf. Moreover,…
Testing Assumptions About the War in Ukraine, One Year Later

…war, with its rising humanitarian toll, ought to be an urgent priority. Assumption: Europe has the means to defend itself Emma Ashford Senior Fellow Christopher Preble Senior Fellow and Director,…
March West: China’s Response to the U.S. Rebalancing
…relation between the U.S. and China has become increasingly contentious and “zero-sum”. In Beijing’s view, deeply embedded in the rebalancing is Washington’s profound concern about China’s rise in the region…
March West: China’s Response to the U.S. Rebalancing
…relation between the U.S. and China has become increasingly contentious and “zero-sum”. In Beijing’s view, deeply embedded in the rebalancing is Washington’s profound concern about China’s rise in the region…
A New Approach to Old Talks
…completed underground enrichment facility in Fordo. Iran is unlikely to accept this demand outright. The most contentious issue will be Iran’s uranium enrichment program. The international community wants Iran to…