Can Better Policy Curb Irregular Migration to Europe?
March 15, 2017 4 min. read

With over a million migrants arriving on Greek and Italian shores last year looking to enter the EU, curbing the flow of third country asylum seekers from places like Eritrea is an urgent policy priority for European leaders.

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AFCEA West 2017 Conference (Pt.1): What are the Major Threats to the U.S.?
March 12, 2017 8 min. read

Senior military leaders fear that the administration will develop a foreign policy that focuses too heavily on military solutions with little regard to other “tools” in the U.S. policy kit.

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The Politicization of the F-35 Program
March 5, 2017 3 min. read

The plane destined to replace the various types of aircraft flown by NATO forces and its allies has been targeted by U.S. politicians for various reasons.

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The U.S. Should Get Rid of Its President(ial System)
March 5, 2017 6 min. read

Donald Trump is off to a rocky start in the White House. But the real problem is not the Trump presidency, but the American presidential system itself.

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The Global Order in a Post-United Nations Era
March 1, 2017 9 min. read

In its current form and function, the United Nations is on course to become irrelevant. Times are rapidly changing and while its model has been static, at best.

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Blinking Red: Reconsidering U.S. Approaches to Cybersecurity
February 25, 2017 4 min. read

Cybersecurity threats range from Russia’s influence on the U.S. elections to the ongoing theft by China of industrial intellectual property and North Korea’s attacks on U.S. media.

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Beyond NAFTA: Issues in North American Free Trade
February 20, 2017 5 min. read

Beyond NAFTA, Mexico and Canada could benefit greatly from a boom in the U.S. economy if it is accompanied by wise domestic policy decisions.

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What does the National Intelligence Council think of Russia?
February 16, 2017 4 min. read

Considering the prospects for Eurasia, it concludes that “Russia’s aggressive foreign policy will be a source of considerable volatility in the next five years.”

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Lone Wolf Terrorism: Beyond the Quest for Personality Type Congruence
February 13, 2017 7 min. read

Sorting out lone wolves by ideology, target type, age, and socio-economic status can help counterterrorism efforts.

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Smearing Lenses and Distorting Islam
February 8, 2017 7 min. read

Against a backdrop of growing islamophobia, we are compelled to ask an urgent question: are Islamic values compatible with Western values?

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NATO-Russia Relations in a Post-Truth World
February 7, 2017 6 min. read

Moscow has tried to undermine the coherence, unity, and indivisibility of NATO. In fact, Russian actions were aimed at holding NATO-Russia relations hostage in a post-truth world.

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Muslim Refugees and a Muslim (Host) Nation in South Asia
February 7, 2017 4 min. read

Bangladesh—a Muslim majority state—is planning to send refugee Rohingyas from Myanmar to a low-lying island in the Bay of Bengal that critics say is ‘unlivable’.

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