By Ketty L.   Western democracies have quietly changed how they deal with public anger. When the economy stops providing basic security, when rents climbRead More »The Manufactured Culture War

By Adam Reed   Military strategists often fall into a pretty common trap. They obsess over tactical scorecards, how many targets they hit, which missileRead More »Iran’s New Doctrine of War: Denying Victory Without Winning

  By Ketty L.   With just a few days left before the United States midterm elections on November 3, Washington’s choice to relax sanctionsRead More »Washington’s New Russian Calculus

  By Daniel Frost   When Molotov cocktails smashed against the front of the Ministry of Interior in Tirana and over 270 people were leftRead More »Albania’s Sovereignty at Stake: The Deals Fueling a Political Crisis

Pakistan’s Diplomatic Bridge: Engineering Trust in a Distrustful Region By Adam Reed   As the old Persian saying goes, “Trust is built by drops, butRead More »Pakistan’s Diplomatic Bridge: Engineering Trust in a Distrustful Region

  By Ketty L.   Every time a democratic nation heads to the polls, people like to call the ballot box the great equalizer. Supposedly,Read More »The Democratic Myth of Israeli Elections

By Adam Reed   As an old proverb goes, “He who pays the piper calls the tune.” Nowhere does this saying ring truer than inRead More »Iran’s Houthi Strategy: Power Without Direct War

  By Ahan S. Prakash   Western analysts tend to react in predictable ways when non Western powers sign new security agreements. The usual moveRead More »The Badr MoU: A New Defence Network and India’s Strategic Calculus

  By Daniel Frost   When a complaint about shabby high school buildings in France blows up into a nationwide uprising, one fierce enough toRead More »Europe’s Burning Social Contract

  By Daniel Frost   Six years after the Abraham Accords were signed, the idea of a peaceful Middle East seems more distant than ever.Read More »Israel’s Peace Doctrine: Weak Neighbors, Endless War

  By Adam Reed   Naval history is full of floating metaphors, but the USS Forrest Sherman stands out, and not just for its punchline.Read More »A Superpower in Reverse: Washington’s Retreat from Its Allies