The African Migrant Crisis: The EU Takes Action
More than 160,000 migrants and refugees arrived in Italy this year, compared to just over 142,000 during the same time last year. Of those taking […] More
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Trump's Win Creates Uncertainty in Europe
The election of Donald Trump as the next U.S. President has created uncertainty among European leaders as they consider the future of defense and security […] More
Parliamentary Tremors As UK Government Appeals High Court Ruling
Conservative British parliamentarian Stephen Phillips has resigned his seat due to reported policy differences with Theresa May and her handling of Brexit. Despite being pro-Brexit, […] More
IARPA Director on Forecasting: Human-Machine Pairs Work Best
Defending and securing a nation and its people would be much easier if those tasked with the job were psychics, like the precogs in Steven […] More
EU and U.S. Interests in Hungary in Jeopardy
Hungary’s Viktor Orban is creating an illiberal democracy in central Europe. This is souring relations with the European Union (EU) and the current U.S. administration, […] More
The World is Watching: The American Election and Germany
In what may be his last foreign trip as President of the United States, Barack Obama will make a stop in Germany in mid-November. This […] 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
Europe Bears a Big Burden in the World's Migration Crisis
The world is currently faced with 65 million forcibly displaced people – the most since World War II – of which nearly 41 million are […] More
Great Power Rivalry Is Here to Stay, Say National Security Leaders
With a decline in U.S. global influence since the 2008 financial crisis, China’s emergence as an economic and increasingly political world power, and Russia striving […] More
Nations Buy Into EU at Bratislava Summit
Today marks the 70th anniversary of British Prime Minister Winston Churchill calling for a United States of Europe. But since the United Kingdom made the […] More
Climate Change is “Risk to U.S. National Security,” Say Military & Security Experts
During the Cold War, the nuclear threat was a defining national security challenge. Now, climate change is “the great global challenge of our era,” says […] More
South Africa: ANC Losing Its Grip on Power
The political party almost synonymous with anti-apartheid leader Nelson Mandela, the African National Congress (ANC), is losing its grip on power. At the same time, […] More
Uzbekistan’s New Leader Must Juggle Multiple Interests to Retain Power
Uzbek Prime Minister Shavkat Mirziyoyev is now Uzbekistan’s interim president, following the death of long-time leader Islam Karimov, who had been in power since the […] More
Syrian Government Again Accused of Using Chlorine on Civilians
The Syrian government is suspected of dropping barrel bombs containing chlorine gas on an opposition-held neighborhood in eastern Aleppo. The Syrian Civil Defence, a rescue […] More
Will Theresa May's Britain Stay Committed to European Defense?
The meaning of security in Europe is changing. The continent faces a revanchist neighbor to the east, a cauldron of instability to the south (with […] More
Venezuela's Military: Both a Stabilizing and Destabilizing Force
Tens of thousands of anti-government demonstrators flooded Venezuela’s capital Caracas yesterday to protest President Nicolás Maduro after three years of recession, extreme inflation, and a […] More
Climate Change Jeopardizes National Security
This July was the hottest month on record, that is, since the late 1800s (when recording keeping began), according to NASA, the National Oceanic and […] More
Al-Shabaab Building in Advance of Somali Elections
The run-up to Somali elections, slated to begin in less than a month, has Somalia watchers concerned that the terrorist group al-Shabaab will seize the […] More
Turkish Moves in Syria Show Policy Shift & Politicking
A fresh wave of Turkish tanks rolled into Syria yesterday, in an effort to both fight the Islamic State (also known as ISIS or ISIL) […] More
NATO’s Ambiguity on the Red Line for Russia
Ukraine and Georgia have made clear their desires to become full members of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) in order to ensure their security. […] More
Brazil: Getting its House Back in Order Post Olympics
The Olympic Games have been a nice distraction for Brazil but will leave the country with nothing gained – the negatives balancing out the positives […] More
Niger Delta Militants Compound Nigeria’s Security Crises
Nigeria faces three distinct security crises, with one common thread: failure of governance. Terrorist group Boko Haram continues to wreak havoc in the north, a […] More
Germany Plans to Tighten Immigration Policy
German Interior Minister Thomas de Maizière announced on Thursday proposals for strengthening Germany’s security apparatus, after four attacks – three committed by refugees – shook […] More
Climate Change in Ethiopia: Managing the Risks
At least 97 people were killed and hundreds more injured across the Oromia and Amhara regions of Ethiopia over the weekend, when Ethiopian security forces […] More