Herbert Scoville Jr. Peace Fellowship
…from Concordia College, Moorhead. She has published analysis in Foreign Affairs, Foreign Policy, The National Interest, Arms Control Wonk, The Daily O, and The Diplomat. Most recently, Hannah co-edited Investigating…
Jana Kobzova: Europe’s Take on Alaska Talks
…the European Security Program at the European Council on Foreign Relations and former foreign policy advisor to the president of Slovakia. Jana is a frequent visitor to Ukraine and a…
US Security Cooperation with Gulf OPEC States Amidst Energy Cuts
…U.S. government-to-government sales since FY1950, a figure that amounts to an astounding 25% of all U.S. foreign military sales during that time. These arms sales reflect significant military investments by…
The Changing Middle East: Updating the Security Agenda
Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta’s travels across the Middle East this week put the spotlight on a daunting and dynamic list of security challenges for the states of the region,…
The Trump Administration Has Failed its First Test on Child Soldiers
…applies to eight categories of military assistance that fall under both State and Defense Department accounts — international military education and training (IMET); foreign military financing; direct commercial sales; foreign…
Verifying Peace, Promoting Protection: The Experience of Colombia’s UN Verification Mission
…Colombia,” 14-16; and Elizabeth Dickinson, “How to Get Colombia’s Peace Process Back on Track,” Foreign Affairs, October 1, 2024, accessed September 9, 2025, https://www.foreignaffairs.com/colombia/how-get-colombias-peace-process-back-track. 106 Verification Mission personnel, interview by…
Achilles Heel: Insurgency in India
…to improve the condition of the rural poor. The proportion of India’s administrative districts with some Naxalite presence, where administrative officials and police enjoyed no access or authority, was estimated…
In Iran, What Women Wear has Long Been Both Personal and Political
…ban the veil on that pretext after a visit to a similarly Westernizing Turkey in 1934. The Shah also forced men to replace traditional clothes with European-style suits and hats. Police were…