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JWA Debates Whether Saudi Arabia is America’s Asset or Liability

Post author By JWA Debates
Post date June 17, 2021
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Is Saudi Arabia America’s asset or liability? Ranhita Bora and Tatiana Zinn take on Zachary Durkee in JWA’s first debate series. We hope to challenge preexisting ideas and foster a better understanding of America’s strategic relationship with Saudi Arabia by encouraging an openness and a willingness to listen to opposing viewpoints and think critically about the nature of strategic relations.

Tags jamal khashoggi, Middle East, oil, Saudi Arabia

Defense & Security Diplomacy & International Relations Europe & Eurasia Featured Security

Relinquishing the Third Largest Nuclear Arsenal in the World: What Ukraine Teaches about Nuclear Proliferation

Post author By Taylor Fairless
Post date August 28, 2020
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President Bill Clinton, Russian President Boris Yeltsin, and Ukrainian President Leonid Kravchuk after signing documents whereby Ukraine agreed to dismantle all of its 1,800 nuclear warheads, Jan. 14, 1994, at the Kremlin in Moscow. Photo courtesy of the NPR.

After the dismantlement of the Soviet Union in 1991, the newly-formed state of Ukraine was “born nuclear” by inheriting about 4,000 of Moscow’s nuclear weapons, granting it the third largest arsenal in the world. Yet, in 1994, Ukraine committed to full disarmament.

Tags arms control, foreign policy, national security, nuclear proliferation, nuclear weapons, nukes, russia, ukraine

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Urbanization: Africa’s Double-Edged Sword in the 21st Century

Post author By Zachary Durkee
Post date March 28, 2020
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Whether it be for better or for worse, the remainder of the 21st century offers much promise to humanity. The disruption of norms will be one of the central themes characterizing the next eight decades.