Diplomacy & International Relations

Coal, Oil, Gas, and Nuclear: Risks in Turkey’s Growing Energy Demands (Mustafa Enes Esen – The Washington Institute)

Turkey’s energy demands are projected to rise significantly in the coming decades, with Turkish officials estimating that over the next thirty years, the country’s...

Forging Syrian National Unity Is Key to Regional Peace (James Jeffrey – The Washington Institute)

The Gaza ceasefire has been the culminating step in a dramatic reordering of the Middle East. With the crushing defeat of the Islamic State...

Global Gangsters: Hezbollah’s Latin American Drug Trafficking Operations (Matthew Levitt – The Washington Institute)

The following is an excerpt from prepared remarks submitted to the U.S. Senate Caucus on International Narcotics Control.  In the wake of Israel’s blistering reprisal...

What a Trump Counterterrorism Strategy Should Say (Michael Jacobson – The Washington Institute)

While the Trump administration has not yet released a second-term counterterrorism strategy, it has already taken major steps to reshape the U.S. government’s CT...

Retooling the Trump Administration’s Somalia Policy (Crisis Group)

For years, the U.S. has backstopped the Somali federal government’s campaign against Al-Shabaab’s insurgency, even as frustration with Mogadishu grew in Washington. With a...

What’s Next for the Houthis in Yemen? (Crisis Group)

This week on Hold Your Fire!, Richard speaks with Crisis Group Yemen expert Ahmed Nagi about what the ceasefire in Gaza means for the...

Beware the Slide Toward Regime Change in Venezuela (Crisis Group)

The Trump administration is dispatching military assets to the Caribbean and sinking boats it claims ferry drugs. While it appears the deployment is part...

High Stakes Promises: The Challenge of Security Guarantees for Ukraine (Crisis Group)

Ukraine is asking its partners for security guarantees – ideally now, but certainly before it makes any deal with Russia. In this Q&A, Crisis...

U.S. Carrier to the Caribbean: A Step Closer to War (Mark F. Cancian and Chris H. Park – Center for Strategic & International Studies)

The Trump administration announced that the Gerald R. Ford carrier strike group (CSG) will deploy to the Caribbean to help “dismantle Transnational Criminal Organizations...

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