Publications

This commentary looks at the impact of the Syrian conflict on the competition between Saudi Arabia and Iran for regional leadership. As time goes by, Saudi Arabia faces a dilemma: either to continue t...chevron_right

This commentary discusses the meaning and the political use of the term "American Exceptionalism". After analyzing the origins of the concept, the author argues that the term “exceptionalism” is more ...chevron_right

This commentary looks at the measures Vladimir Putin has adopted during his first four months in office to silence opposition and repress dissent. The author argues that these measures, however, are u...chevron_right

This commentary discusses the impact of the financial crisis on the democracies of the ten post-communist countries of the EU. According to the author, the crisis created a major stress test for democ...chevron_right

This commentary looks at the impact of western engagement on the political and security situation in Georgia. The author argues that the same dynamics that permit the region’s most vocally pro-West st...chevron_right

This opinion piece gives a historical perspective of recent US interventions. The author argues that regardless of how often Americans rediscover how institutionally, culturally, and temperamentally i...chevron_right

This opinion piece offers a historical perspective on Israel's territorial dispute. It argues that Jewish settlers (and earlier British administrators) became key players in a crisis of imperial power...chevron_right

This opinion piece looks at the importance of geopolitics and geography in forging foreign policy strategies. It argues that understanding broad geographical patterns helps develop better strategies f...chevron_right

This paper addresses the issue of homegrown extremism in the United States. While the appeal of organizations such as Al Qaeda appears to be in general decline, analysts have detected in recent years ...chevron_right

The United States' 'whole-of-government' approach to combating transnational crime and terrorism focuses on disrupting various crime-terror pipelines. The author warns, however, that such an approach ...chevron_right

This commentary argues that the educational trend of developing country students coming to the US has both continued and quickened. The difference is that after graduation, the United States now does ...chevron_right

In recent years, thirteen states in the Middle East have declared their intention to develop a civilian nuclear infrastructure. Some of the region's civilian nuclear projects present an international ...chevron_right

This paper examines the criminal nature of Russian law enforcement. Specifically, it highlights the case of Alexander Bastrykin, Russia’s chief investigator, who threatened to kill a Russian journalis...chevron_right

This commentary reviews the Conservative Party's first year in power post its 2011 victory. It argues that the election reshaped Canadian political geography by leapfrogging the New Democratic Party (...chevron_right

This commentary offers an alternative narrative to the mainstream account of the Egyptian revolution of 2011. It argues that the West overestimated the good intentions of the Muslim Brotherhood. The r...chevron_right