Scrolling Social Media Sentiments on the Gaza War

May 31, 2024 / Essays

Despite efforts of platforms like Meta to curb political content generally, frustration and sympathy for both sides of Israel’s War on Gaza continues to run deep among users

Hegemonic Reasoning Fueled the Russia-Ukraine War

May 22, 2024 / Essays

With the Cold War at an end for over 30 years, how is it that the US still perceives Russia as a threat?

U.S. Position on Gaza Risks Wider War in the Middle East

March 6, 2024 / Essays

Just days before the Oct. 7 Hamas attack on Israel, U.S. National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan proclaimed a “quieter” Middle East, and, with faintly concealed satisfaction, declared how little attention he – and thus the nation – needs to devote to the region’s myriad geopolitical headaches.
But now, Israel’s war on Gaza has dragged the United States back to the Middle East, and the Biden administration finds itself sucked into the vortex of multiple regional flashpoints revolving around Gaza. » Read more about: U.S. Position on Gaza Risks Wider War in the Middle East »

Syria’s Prospects for Reconstruction Are Bleak

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Hindered by an array of domestic and international obstacles and competing regime priorities, the Syrian government’s efforts to attract regional capital for investment and reconstruction will be insufficient.

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.

Meme-ifying “World War III”

February 26, 2020 / Tahrir Forum

How the Soleimani assassination has called into question what “war” means today and how the world should respond

The Risks of Hardened Borders in North Africa

November 9, 2018 / Tahrir Forum

Rather than making North Africa safer, securitizing borders has raised the risk of instability along the region’s frontiers, where communities depend on smuggling.