Exponential Growth
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News & Analysis
Dollars and Sense: Military Spending During an Economic Downturn
The relationship between military spending and GDP growth in peacetime seems an easy equation. When a country’s economy is healthy and growing, it can splurge […] More
Russia's Determination to Revise the Post-Cold War Order
The Russian economy has been in recession for nearly two years now, with GDP growth shrinking by 3.7 percent in 2015. However, as the recession […] More
Saudi Foreign Policy vs. Economic Priorities
How steady are the hands on the steering wheel of Saudi Arabia? That question prompts an immediate follow-on: Whose hands are we talking about? There […] More
The White Helmets: Unsung Heroes in Syria
They’re the unsung heroes in Syria who until this summer were relatively unknown to those outside the country’s brutal war. Known as the White Helmets […] More
The World is Watching: The American Election and Iran
For the Islamic Republic of Iran, the stakes couldn’t be higher when it comes to the outcome of the upcoming U.S. presidential election. With a […] More
Trump Means Business
The 2016 U.S. Presidential Election is fraught with uncertainty for the electorate, political establishment, and the world. The Iranian political establishment is closely observing the […] More
Clinton's Intrinsic Realism
No country is watching the theatrics of the American presidential campaign more closely than the Islamic Republic of Iran. As the object of U.S. President […] More
U.S. Braces for Saudi Reaction to Congress Vote
President Barack Obama maintains Congress made a “mistake” on Wednesday when it voted to override his veto of a bill allowing U.S. families of 9/11 […] More
Defense Officials Discuss Countering Russian Aggression
A group of high-level defense officials from Central and Eastern Europe and the United States on Wednesday warned of the threat of Russian aggression, discussing […] More
Nigeria: Militancy is Devastating for Oil Production
Nigeria remains one of Africa’s largest oil producers, but for the past six months, it has been surpassed by the continent’s other major producer, Angola. […] More
Angola: An Economy in Crisis
Angolans head to the polls in less than a year’s time with the result a foregone conclusion. Angola’s People Movement for the Liberation of Angola […] More
Growing Instability in Africa’s Top Two Oil Producers
Africa’s long-time, largest oil producer is wavering. For six months in a row (March-August), Nigeria landed in the number two spot of the continent’s largest […] More
The Presidential Debate: Divided They Stand on National Security Issues
The issue of national security is one of many to divide the two Presidential candidates in this, the most contentious of election campaigns. During Monday […] More
Alliances Solidify as Islamic State Falters Ahead of Mosul Offensive
Forces on all sides of the sectarian divide are aligning against the Islamic State in Iraq ahead of the much anticipated and well-telegraphed effort to […] More
China's Ongoing Struggle to Clamp Down on Terrorism
On September 10th in the restive Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region (XUAR) in northwest China, as many as 10 people were killed or injured when police […] More
Much Remains Unknown
Over the last several years, China has learned that its borders and people are not immune to the threat of terrorism. This is particularly true […] More
The Changing Nature of Terrorism in China
On August 14, Director of International Cooperation at China’s Central Military Commission, Rear Admiral Guan Youfei, reached a deal to provide humanitarian aid, military training, […] More