The Horn of Africa has emerged as a defining arena of geopolitical competition. China is expanding its military footprint there. The conflict with Iran has…

Armenia’s June election was a seminal moment, the importance of which extends well beyond Armenian domestic politics. It demonstrated that the country’s strategic reorientation has…

A closer look at Chinese influence in Africa raises doubts about the importance of formal soft power vectors such as language instruction, cultural promotion, and…

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Even a cursory glance at current U.S. foreign policy priorities reveals a wide range of challenges, from Venezuela to Ukraine to Gaza. The rise of…

Thankfully, both the number of deaths caused by terrorism around the globe as well as the number of terrorist attacks have been gradually trending downward…