The Politics of Foreign Land Acquisition
As communities across the United States struggle with unprecedented drought conditions, including a decades-long “megadrought”…
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Sudan’s Junta Chief Survived the Coup, But Can He Win the War?
Sudan continues to suffer from a crisis created by its own military elite. A failed…
What We Learned from the NATO Summit
A key priority for the 31 heads of state meeting in Vilnius for this week’s…
The Limits of Plausible Deniability in Ukraine and Beyond
Drone strikes targeted Moscow last week. Though much remains unknown about it, the episode appears to be…
Alumni Confidential: Kim Budil
You are the 13th director of the Lawrence Livermore National Lab and its first woman…
The Worrying Trend of Internet Shutdowns in India
On May 4, 2023, residents living in the Indian state of Manipur awoke to find…
Security at Sea: A Turning Point in Maritime
Since the end of the Second World War, the United States has been the pre-eminent…
Book Talk: The Role of Citizens in Democratic Backsliding—and Resilience
In your book, Citizenship in Hard Times: How Ordinary People Respond to Democratic Threat, you…
Would U.S.-South Korea Conventional Operations Trigger North Korean Nuclear Escalation?
North Korea has made nuclear weapons a central component of its national defense strategy. Its…
Ecuador Has 99 Problems But a Coup Isn’t One
On May 17, the president of Ecuador, Guillermo Lasso, dissolved the country’s legislature in the midst of…
How Economic Crises Make Incumbent Leaders Change Their Regimes from Within
In March 2020, COVID-19 generated a major emergency in countries across the world with public…
China’s Emergence as a Second Nuclear Peer
There are many things looming over the fraught relationship between the US and China—the potential…
What Is At Stake in Turkey’s Election?
Turkey will have its presidential and parliamentary elections on May 14. For the first time…
2023 Fellows Conference Showcases New Research on Technology and International Security
Ensuring nuclear security requires close collaboration between scientists and policymakers. While many experts specialize in…
Do No Harm: U.S. Aid to Africa and Civilian Security
During her recent trip to Africa, U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris announced a $100 million…
The Innovation Chain: China’s Strategy to Become a Science and Technology Superpower
China’s rise as an advanced technological, innovation, and industrial powerhouse is one of the most…
Conflict and Cooperation at the U.S.-Mexico Border: A Very Short History
Borders are a projection of national power. How have the United States and Mexico sought…
Beyond Victimhood: Women’s Contributions to Criminal Violence
In 2019, a 19-year-old woman detonated a grenade on a public bus in an extortion…
Book Talk: The Benefits and Costs of India’s Internal Security Strategy
Since independence from colonial rule, internal security challenges have claimed more lives in India than…
Why Militia Politics Is Preventing Democratization and Stability in Sudan
On April 15, the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) surprised many Western observers when it launched an…