Was the Killing of Qassem Soleimani Justified?
By Valerie Morkevicius and Danielle Lupton The United States recently launched a targeted drone strike, killing Qassem Soleimani.…
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NATO High School: Closer to Reality Than You’d Think
By Stephen Saideman Saturday Night Live may have accidentally captured a bit of the truth of International Relations. The…
The Lesson of the Afghanistan Papers
By Navin Bapat The Washington Post’s publication of the Afghanistan Papers reveals that, although the official line was…
The Larger Implications of the Oil Attacks in Saudi Arabia
By Navin Bapat. Drone attacks allegedly by Houthi rebels this past weekend on the Abqaiq facility and the…
Do Americans Support Using Nuclear Weapons Because They Don’t Understand the Consequences?
Guest post by Lisa Langdon Koch and Matthew Wells. Seventy-four years ago last week, the United States dropped…
Propaganda is Changing the Face of Modern Warfare: Here’s What We Can Do About It
Guest post by Tucker Johnson. Deep in the Colombian jungle in December 2011, an advertising firm contracted by…
What Game of Thrones Can Tell Us About Russia’s Foreign Policy
Guest post by Betcy Jose and Christoph Stefes. White House National Security Advisor John Bolton recently declared, “In…
Reducing Press Attention to Reduce Terrorism?
Guest post by Crystal Shelton, Erik Cleven, and Aaron Hoffman. The Easter morning attack in Sri Lanka reminds…
Force vs. Legitimacy: UN Peacekeeping and Protecting Civilian Lives
Guest post by Anup Phayal. In recent years, protection of civilians has become a key mandate for UN…
How US Military Aid Can Backfire
Guest post by Daniel Karell and Sebastian Schutte. Can military forces mitigate insurgent activity—“win hearts and minds”—by implementing…