Turkey’s Return to Africa
What Does Turkey Want in Africa? Turkey is not the largest power interested in Africa. Its economic engagement, arms...
A Nation Must Think Before it Acts
Turkey’s Return to Africa
A nation must think before it acts.
Categories for Analysis
Something Old, Something New: Transatlantic Discords in the Second Trump Presidency
Tensions are rising across the Atlantic, and the rhetoric is heating up. For months, Europe has been bracing for...
The Risk of Foreign Intrusion in Presidential Elections in Cote d’Ivoire
Tensions Loom Over the Ballot On October 25, 2025, voters in Cote d’Ivoire will head to the polls to...
A Photo Op Goes Sideways: Causes and Effects of the Trump-Zelensky Fracas
I’m sitting in Ukraine as I write this. In a case of perhaps the most awkward timing imaginable, I...
Counterterrorism Shortcomings in Mali, Burkina Faso, and Niger
Policy Problem As the global epicenter of Salafi-jihadi activity, the Sahel in 2023 accounted for 26 percent of global...
The Future of the US in Europe: A Proposal
US President Donald Trump is a radically transparent person but still manages to surprise. After promising for years that...
Is Taiwan Fever Breaking in Lithuania?
One of Taiwan’s most significant foreign policy achievements since the COVID-19 pandemic was the expansion of its unofficial diplomatic...
Iatrogenic Influence in Information Operations: Lessons from the Global War on Terror
This report was initially presented as a paper at the Post-9/11 Irregular Warfare Lessons Learned Conference in Annapolis, Maryland...
Three Decades of Baltic Military Cooperation and the Way Ahead
It is well known that the three Baltic States, Latvia, Lithuania, and Estonia, are distinct yet share many similarities....
Central Asian Migrants Face Harsh Treatment at Moscow’s Sakharovo Detention Center
The lives of Central Asian migrant laborers in Russia have become much worse since the terrorist attack on Moscow’s...