Op-ed

James Dorsey It took Arab and Muslim leaders 35 days of war to call an ‘emergency’ meeting to discuss Israel’s assault on Gaza. Their limited ability to influence developments was on public display when they finally gathered this weekend in the Saudi capital Riyadh. So were the differences …

Forecasting exercises focused on American power projection in the Indo-Pacific invariably hone in on the doom-and-gloom scenario of an outbreak of war between China and the United States as a result of territorial clashes – particularly maritime territorial clashes over Taiwan, or, more rarely, American forces intervening in …

The study and analysis of international relations of other Countries and Peoples are a prerequisite for the advancement of peace and an intrinsic requirement for promoting globalization and respect for diversity. This is all part of the mutual cultural exchanges that include travels and visits of people, as …

Nadia Hilmi We can understand and analyze the Prime Minister’s conference in Sinai, in the presence of all political factions and artists, and its implications regarding the Palestinian issue and the protection of Egypt’s national security, with an analysis of the Prime Minister’s visit to the 101st Battalion, …

Nikita Angel Two months ago, Azerbaijan attacked Armenians in Nagorno-Karabakh, violating the 2020 ceasefire agreement. Analysts and witnesses alerted the world about a potential second Armenian genocide, disguised as anti-terror operations by Azerbaijani forces. The world leaders and international institutions expressed their usual default statements, calling for de-escalation …

Adam Arthur Readers of Foreign Affairs and similar publications will notice a particular pattern that plagues the frequent discussions of the American-led world order in policy circles. Specifically, in envisioning U.S. global leadership as a “Liberal Leviathan” that seeks to pursue hegemony or to maintain order over an …

Edward Salo Because of the rise of isolationism in Western nations, many nations that looked to the West for security protections began to work with China and other regional powers, like Iran, Brazil, or India, for security agreements. In this scenario, I project that the Russian-Ukrainian conflict could …

Farah Jan and Emma Robinson Nurturing innovative startups in the DoD ecosystem is more challenging than it ought to be. In an evolving world where the speed of tech development is increasing rapidly, the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) finds itself increasingly behind. Even though the DoD recognizes …

Jacob Heilbrunn Only yesterday, President Joe Biden was being written off for 2024. Polls from CNN and the New York Times indicated that Donald Trump handily surpassed him in key battleground states. The sniping began that Biden was too old, too befuddled, too lame. And now? The victories …