A country in crisis: Where is Lebanon heading? 🔊
Lebanon has experienced warfare, economic hardship, and terrorism throughout its recent history. From the war that raged in the country from 1975 to 1990, when an estimated 120,000 people were killed, to foreign occupation, to instability, Lebanon has had a difficult...
US and China are both raising the military stakes in the South China Sea
By Paul Rogers Perhaps the particular issue here lies not with direct risks in and around the South China Sea but back in Washington DC. In the run-up to November’s election, Donald Trump’s position looks increasingly fraught as his poll ratings slip. If he does...
What dangers do low-yield nuclear weapons pose to the world?
By Ben Goldson With international treaties focused on regulating higher-yield nuclear weapons, the relatively lighter “tactical” armaments have quietly proliferated in their place, despite being far more destructive than either of the bombs dropped on Hiroshima and...
What is the cause of growing tension between China and India? 🔊
Earlier this month, India reported that twenty members of its armed forces were killed in fighting with Chinese forces along a disputed border in the Himalayas. Tension is, therefore, growing between the two most populous nations. and emotions are running high. Doug...
What’s at stake in West Papua?
By Mark Busse & Sophie Faber Mark Busse and Sophie Faber examine West Papua’s history to see what’s at stake politically and economically in the current unrest. West Papua has been in the media more than usual over the last six months, with stories...
How legitimate is proxy warfare? 🔊
Global conflicts have become increasingly more complex, and often, external nations choose to intervene. However, interventions can often be indirect in the form of proxy actors. Why do states choose to use third parties to intervene in other nation’s civil wars and...
What next for the Kurds in Syria?
By Egemen Bezci Egemen Bezci looks at the current predicament facing the Kurdish population in Syria. United States President Donald Trump’s recent decision to withdraw American military forces from Syria caught senior American administration officials by surprise,...
Q+A: How do fear, anger, and resentment lead to conflict?
How much do emotions impact or even dictate political outcomes like ethnic violence, wars, or even genocides? That is a key question posed by international relations theorists, political scientists, psychologists, and communications scholars. Where do these emotions...
Q+A: What are the perils of being a war correspondent?
The world is as dangerous as it has ever been for journalists and war correspondents. Kidnapping, murder, and torture are the risks facing those trying to get us the information from the front line. How hard is it being a war correspondent? What are the issues that...Subscribe by Email
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