“October surprises” are traditionally reserved for American election politics, but this October both the Saudi-Khashoggi Affair and the Trump administration’s withdrawal from the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty (INF) beg to redefine the phrase. While...
Since becoming president, Donald Trump has sought to undo the Obama Administration’s policies towards Iran, especially regarding the Islamic Republic’s nuclear program. He has withdrawn the United States from the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action and staffed...
The Palestinian territories are once again on the brink of instability. Rumors of President Mahmoud Abbas’ failing health suggest that the Palestinian Authority may soon be without a leader. Abbas, first elected in 2005, solidified his indefinite hold on the...
China’s influence continues to spread closer to America’s borders, having now reached Central America. If the United States is not vigilant, it risks losing decades of democratic progress and carefully cultivated strategic relationships. China’s ambitions...
The dissolution of Yugoslavia in the 1990s marked the worst bout of bloodshed seen in Europe since the Second World War. The continued tension between Serbia and Kosovo is one of the last remaining major conflict in the Western Balkans. Since Kosovo declared...
As the United Kingdom’s departure date from the European Union on March 29, 2019 looms, British politicians remain intensely divided on what Brexit should entail. Look no further than the proliferating, jargon-filled Brexit...
Russia is constantly on the offensive in the Baltic region, seeking to undermine the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) through cyber intrusions and targeted disinformation efforts. To help bolster this front line and...
“October surprises” are traditionally reserved for American election politics, but this October both the Saudi-Khashoggi Affair and the Trump administration’s withdrawal from the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty (INF) beg...
Semi-nude paintings by Austrian artist Egon Schiele surprised recent riders of the New York subway, London Tube, and Cologne bus. The works were part of an ad campaign launched by the Vienna Tourism Board. Originally, they were...
Since becoming president, Donald Trump has sought to undo the Obama Administration’s policies towards Iran, especially regarding the Islamic Republic’s nuclear program. He has withdrawn the United States from the Joint...
The EU’s long sought magic wand for containing illegal migration flows is the policy of externalization: the outsourcing of migration policies to third countries, a widely criticized solution which significantly contradicts the...
With the rising problem of climate change, countries are searching for non-carbon producing forms of power generation. Concurrently, global demand for electricity is increasing. In this context, Saudi Arabia is seeking to...
The Palestinian territories are once again on the brink of instability. Rumors of President Mahmoud Abbas’ failing health suggest that the Palestinian Authority may soon be without a leader. Abbas, first elected in 2005,...
On the morning of August 14, 2018, British citizens awoke to another terrorist attack on their soil—the fifth in just eighteen months. The scene was familiar: a truck swerving into the opposite lane and slamming into passing...
China’s influence continues to spread closer to America’s borders, having now reached Central America. If the United States is not vigilant, it risks losing decades of democratic progress and carefully cultivated strategic...