Reinventing Governance for a Fragile and Complex New World

May 15, 2020 / COVID-19: Global Crisis

The COVID-19 crisis has laid bare the weaknesses of the international system; to fix the present and prepare for the future, we must pivot to a resilience paradigm.

It is Time to Establish a Middle East Regional Security System

April 24, 2020 / Essays

Unlike every other region of the world, the Middle East does not have an inclusive regional security system. This article explores why that is, asks whether now is the time to begin, and suggests how such a process could be started

Strategic Actors in Libya

April 16, 2020 / Q & A

Political Scientist Lisa Anderson explores how the local players in the Libyan conflict affect the decision-making of states, both in North Africa and beyond.

An Alternative Approach to Regional Security in the Middle East

/ Essays

The Arab Spring is a decisive event that continues to reshape the geopolitics of the region, so why has no progress been made to create a security collective?

Facing the Nuclear Storm

Fall 2019 / Essays

Countries across the Middle East are building or have already started operating their nuclear power plants. To assess how “resilient” their nuclear energy systems are, one must look at a number of important risks and factors

Keeping Afghanistan in Afghanistan

Summer 2019 / Essays

As a possible peace and removal of American troops appears imminent, how do Afghanistan’s Turkic neighbors view the regional security situation?

The Iranian-Israeli Confrontation in Western Syria

January 14, 2018 / Tahrir Forum

With Iran’s deepening engagement in Syria following the expulsion of the Islamic State (IS), the old Iranian-Israeli feud is reigniting.

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