Publications

This paper looks at the history of using tunnels in war and how tunneling has been affected by further developments in warfare, such as the introduction of gunpowder. The author also discusses how tun...chevron_right

The paper discusses how Germany's history since WWII has shaped the country's foreign policy outlook over Russia's 2014 intervention in Ukraine and Berlin's relations with Washington. The paper is the...chevron_right

This paper discusses the factors that led to the US strategic pivot towards Asia and argues that the aim of the pivot was to stymie China's spread of influence and territorial control in Southeast Asi...chevron_right

This E-Note discusses the political divisions that exist within Taiwan over its application to become a member of the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB), which is a China-led initiative to fi...chevron_right

This paper provides an overview of the foreign policy retrenchment strategy pursued by the US Obama administration. The author assesses 1) whether this strategy has been successful in terms of militar...chevron_right

This paper discusses 1) the reasons behind China's decision to set up the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB); 2) who is likely to benefit most from the bank; and 3) countries who may join the...chevron_right

This paper discusses how the P5+1 nuclear negotiations with Iran are viewed in the Middle East as being inextricably linked to the broader struggle for the legitimate stewardship of the region, as wel...chevron_right

This paper contemplates whether Russia might expand its suzerainty in Ukraine to the Budzhak region on the Black Sea or even export it to Transdniestria or even the Gagauzia portion of Moldova.chevron_right

This paper discusses Samuel Huntington's idea from his 1999 essay, "The Lonely Superpower" that the number of governments who see their interests as coinciding with those of the US is shrinking, and h...chevron_right

Looking at the Ukraine crisis and the conflict in the country's Donbas region where separatists are fighting for control, the author of this commentary looks at analogies between the situation there a...chevron_right

According to Thomas Lynch, the US and its allies must take several steps if they hope to prevent an Iraqi-style meltdown in Afghanistan, including sustaining a ‘sufficient’ training and operational presence.chevron_right

In light of reported instances of missing or stolen radioactive material in Poland in 2010, 2014 and 2015, this paper discusses the potential for actors to deploy such material against civilian popula...chevron_right

This commentary addresses the challenges of Internet technology and its future, following a February 2015 World Affairs Council of Philadelphia meeting on “21st Century Technology: New Beginning, or T...chevron_right

Will the recently-established Cyber Threat Intelligence Integration Center (CTIIC) enhance the United States’ cyber-defenses? Lawrence Husick has his doubts. Not only are the tasks facing the Center getting bigger by the hour, it will also be vulnerable to running turf battles and fragmented decision-making.chevron_right

The commentary argues the case for integrating a broadened, revitalized military history subfield into history departments across colleges and universities in the US. The authors also highlight the po...chevron_right