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The Islamic State and Boko Haram are Weaponizing the Classroom

Ultimately, intimidation and psychological warfare against innocent civilians contributed to the group’s success just as much as physical destruction did.

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“A Profound Moral Obligation”

Biden’s Responsibility to Afghan Refugees Dates Back to Vietnam

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Is the African Union Another Puppet Institution for China and the West?

The AU has made great strides towards its purpose, but lack of real political power and alarming dependency on foreign powers may well result in its own demise. 

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Reassessing Why States Build or Forgo Nuclear Weapons

Combining Leading Nuclear and International Relations Theories under a Three-Pronged Model Explaining Nuclear Proliferation

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Big-stick Politics: how the Biden-led airstrikes in Syria demonstrate the United States’ continued hard power stance in the Middle East

While Washington is unlikely to remove all economic sanctions imposed on Iran, only time will tell which country will give in first. Even though the United States continues to carry a big stick, at some point some compromise from both sides must occur.

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Obama and Trump Have Failed Syria, and now it’s Biden’s Turn to Shift the Trajectory of American-Syrian Relations

The power vacuum in Syria and the influence of rival players urges the U.S. to protect its interests in the region by rebuilding the country’s social infrastructure with very limited violence.

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Don’t Be Fooled by the Intra-Afghanistan Peace Talks, There’s Nothing Peaceful About Them

Although the world is hopeful for the prospect of an end to conflict, any peace agreement will hide abuses to human rights and religious plurality─something the world hoped to end when they ousted the Taliban in 2001.

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Turkey vs France: A Battle of Geopolitics Veiled Under the Gauze of Islam

The international community, however, sees this reproval of Macron as an attempt by Turkey to assert itself as a regional hegemon while using the veil of Islamophobia to gain public support. This assertion has been furthered by Turkey’s continued involvement in the conflicts of Libya, Yemen, and Armenia.

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As If COVID Hasn’t Done Enough Already: Terrorism in a Global Pandemic

The challenges that COVID-19 poses for counterterrorism are yet to fully materialize. The potential reduction in overall resources dedicated to counterterrorism calls for a re-evaluation of the efficacy and sustainability of current initiatives, including security-related foreign aid and the use of military force.

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Shelving the Cold War’s Prized Possession?

Despite being called the “number-one threat” and the “single greatest problem [of] the world,” according to Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump, respectively, on-air time for discussing nuclear weapons culminated in a whopping twelve minutes.