As the COVID-19 pandemic accelerates and the international system shifts toward multipolarity, the United States’ ability to lead in a global crisis has been called into question worldwide...
After the current coronavirus crisis, life will never be the same. While it is impossible to fathom just how many aspects of society - from politics and economics to foreign policy - that the current COVID-19 pandemic will impact, it is certain to be significant....
The novel coronavirus first reached the Middle East region in the form of a significant outbreak in Iran’s holy city of Qom, from there expanding within Iran, and then spreading further throughout the region as visitors to Iran’s many shrines returned to their home countries...
While the COVID-19 pandemic continues to spread worldwide, fringe groups and violent extremists, including white supremacists, are pointing to ‘theories’ and works of fiction in an effort to motivate individuals to take violent action...
It was only a matter of time before Russia, who has practically industrialized its ability to sow disinformation and meddle in the affairs of other states, looked to spread disinformation surrounding the coronavirus, a global pandemic that is crippling nations’ health care systems and economies...
The coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic has exposed fundamental weaknesses in many Western countries, including the United States and its European allies, as they struggle to stem the tide of new cases and respond to existing ones...
The recent history of U.S. elections is one perhaps most aptly characterized by technical difficulties, foreign meddling, and domestic discord...
The relationship between the United States and China continues to deteriorate as fallout from the spread of the global pandemic known as the coronavirus (COVID-19) fundamentally alters geopolitics, economics, and society writ large...
The restraint by the United States and Iran since Iran’s January 8, 2020 missile retaliation in the response to the U.S. strike that killed Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps –Qods Force (IRGC-QF) commander Qasem Soleimani appears to be ending...
As the world confronts the most serious health pandemic in over a century, a combination of disinformation, cyber-attacks, and a dearth of political leadership amplifies the threat posed by the spread of the latest coronavirus, COVID-19...
As protests continue to ripple throughout the globe, one movement in particular has been relatively under covered by the mainstream press...
The U.S. State Department, the department tasked with Foreign Terrorist Organization (FTO) designations, is reportedly close to designating a violent white supremacist group, possibly within a few weeks...
The spread of COVID-19 in Iran raises questions about the transparency of Iran’s regime and the capacity of the country’s health care system...
The ink has barely dried from signing the peace agreement between the United States and the Afghan Taliban and already the deal is being tested by potential spoilers...
Saudi Crown Prince Mohamed Bin Salman (MBS) went on an offensive against other power brokers in Saudi Arabia, ordering the Saudi Royal Court to detain King Salman’s brother Prince Ahmed bin Abdulaziz al Saud and Prince Mohammed bin Nayef Abdulaziz al Saud (MBN), the King’s...