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Syria: a labyrinth of ruin
The conflict and resulting destruction in Syria has been going on since 2011 and no foreseeable end is in sight. Over...
The Republicans
First, there is the race for the nomination of leadership in the Republican Party, and second, there is the race for the US presidency....
U.S. Engagement in Syria with Russia
Russia’s recent involvement in Syria led to a telephone conversation between the defence ministers of the US and Russia. During their discussion, they considered...
How the E.U Can Broker Israeli-Palestinian Peace
The Israeli-Palestinian conflict has almost but disappeared from headlines. Only a bloody war in Gaza or a terrorist attack in Tel Aviv grabs the...
Atlas Triumphant – Russian Nuclear Capability Today
Although the Cold War is over, and now the most prevalent threats to national security are conventional and asymmetric in nature, nuclear weapons will...
An Islamic Cold War: Navigating the Iranian-Saudi Relationship
Could Iran and Saudi Arabia’s willingness to use fellow Middle Eastern nations, like Syria and Yemen, as proxies in their conflicts against one another...
Dethroning the ‘Dollar Dictatorship’
Authors: Dr. Matthew Crosston , Andy Deahn Russian President Vladimir Putin has loudly projected that his nation and the other Caspian nations will leave...
China: Team Players or Team Captains?
As China, projected to be the dominant state of the next century, continues to grow exponentially, many regional and global powers are concerned about...
Caviar Diplomacy: Working the US-Azerbaijan Relationship to Freedom’s Detriment
Ideally located between George Washington University, my office at the Eastern Congo Initiative, and the White House is a $12 million mansion owned by...
Arctic Geopolitics: Future Conflict beyond the Caspian
Russia is not a littoral nation of just one great body of water in the Caspian. It also has its entire northern expanse along...