In an effort to learn from the failure to protect the integrity of the 2016 U.S. presidential election, elements of the U.S government are determined to avoid a repeat of the Russian-backed campaign of disinformation and malign influence...
The conditions in the camps holding members of the so-called Islamic State and their families continue to deteriorate as the situation and sense of desperation grow more acute by the day...
China has created a highly-controlled environment in Xinjiang, a province in the country’s northwest that borders Central Asia, where it monitors minority ethnic Uighurs, relying on emerging technologies to track and surveil them...
Since the Trump administration assumed office in January 2017, it has increased pressure on Iran. In May 2018, the U.S. withdrew from the landmark Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), or Iran nuclear deal, negotiated under the Obama administration, re-imposing strict economic sanctions on Iran...
The U.S. has long prioritized hard power and kinetic operations over soft power initiatives, but the imbalance is becoming even more pronounced as the Trump administration regularly flaunts its disdain for traditional diplomacy...
The U.S. is mulling a decision about whether to legally designate the Muslim Brotherhood as a foreign terrorist organization (FTO), a move fraught with clear negative consequences with few tangible benefits...
Recent unrest in Venezuela and the continuing uncertainty over whether President Maduro will step down continues to drag on...
When widespread popular protests toppled the 30-year rule of Sudanese dictator Omar al-Bashir on April 11, great optimism enveloped the country, ushering in the hope that organic and democratic change had finally arrived...
Turkish President Erdogan has always sought to outwardly present himself as a strong leader, especially in matters of foreign and security policy, as he continues to edge Turkey further away from the West...
Mexico has been at war with drug cartels for more than a decade. Felipe Calderon's administration announced a 'war’ on drugs shortly after he came to power in 2006 and while there was some initial success, recent statistics show that murder rates are on the...
The spread of violent extremist content online continues to pose a serious challenge for Western democracies. On May 15, New Zealand Prime Minister Ardern and French President Macron will co-host a conference called 'Tech for Humanity,’...
The transactional approach to foreign policy that has come to define the Trump administration is evident in Washington’s relationship with Riyadh...
Even as President Trump has called for a withdrawal of U.S. troops from places like Afghanistan and Syria, the U.S. military footprint in Somalia is enduring...
The global jihadist movement is alive and well, even after the so-called Islamic State’s territorial caliphate has collapsed. IS franchises and affiliates continue to expand, including in Afghanistan, Yemen, Libya, Egypt and elsewhere...
On April 27, a white supremacist opened fire in a synagogue near San Diego, California, killing one worshiper and injuring three others. The gunman in the Chabad of Poway synagogue attack reportedly posted a manifesto on 8chan, an online message board that has become a...