‘Epidemic’ of Coups in West Africa Spark Rethink in Washington
Niger was, in many ways, one of the West’s last and best hopes for a flailing, decades-long counterterrorism campaign in the Sahel region of...
Resurgence and Realities: Afghanistan’s Shifting Terror Threats
As the world observed the second anniversary of the Taliban’s takeover of Afghanistan on August 15th, attention has shifted to the changing landscape of...
The State of Democracy in Southeast Asia Is Bad and Getting Worse
Just when it seemed that the state of democracy in Southeast Asia, already in dire shape, could not get worse, it did. In the...
Making Sense of the Taliban’s Counterterrorism Assurances
Two years on from the Taliban’s takeover of Kabul, Afghanistan’s neighbors are increasingly concerned that their return to power has emboldened terrorist groups and...
War is expensive both on and off the battlefield
When asked to describe war, Union General William T. Sherman noted that “War is cruelty, and you cannot refine it.” Later, in a speech,...
Report: Belarus hackers target foreign diplomats with help of local ISPs
Hackers with apparent links to the Belarusian government have been targeting foreign diplomats in the country for nearly 10 years, according to security researchers....
Why the world’s climate and environment NGOs trying to erase Taiwan from the map?
In recent years, Beijing has expanded its efforts to isolate Taiwan – which it considers a breakaway province, to be united with mainland China...
Switzerland’s hands-off approach to espionage
Shortly after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, around 500 Russian diplomats were expelled from European countries in the spring of 2022 – all suspected of...
Americans’ Confidence in the U.S Military Lowest in 2 Decades
The public’s confidence in the U.S military is the lowest it’s been since 1997, according to a new poll released by Gallup. A June...
The Troubling Enigma of Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan
The Taliban is wielding Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan, or TTP for short, a militant group, as a bargaining chip to obtain concessions from Pakistan and other...