Security/Stability

In the late 1970s, Turkey experienced a convulsion of political violence between leftist and rightist factions that killed almost five thousand people by the time […] More

The recent wave of violence in Turkey can be grouped into three categories. The first is the operations led by Turkish security forces in parts […] More

With Iraq’s political crisis worsening as chaos erupted in parliament on Wednesday over Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi plan to reshuffle his cabinet and combat corruption, […] More

Sri Lanka’s many harbors and its location amidst major shipping routes bestow strategic importance on the island nation and have also made it one of […] More

President Barack Obama is meeting today with his National Security Council at CIA headquarters to discuss efforts to combat the Islamic State (also known as […] More

Well into its sixth year, it is easy to conclude that there is no end in sight to the devastating Syrian civil war. Warring parties […] More

When I landed in Damascus in late 2005 as a foreign correspondent, I went looking for the most popular place where young Syrians spend their […] More

On April 3rd, Cam Ranh International Port (CRIP) hosted an erstwhile enemy. A group of Japanese naval ships docked at a port the country once […] More

Vietnam is experiencing its highest level of international attention in nearly a decade. The country is going through a major leadership transition, starting with the […] More

In early March, the Cam Ranh International Port (CRIP) was inaugurated with much fanfare, marking the beginning of its revitalization following decades of post-Cold War […] More

Following fierce clashes that erupted over the weekend in the disputed Nagorno-Karabakh region, Azerbaijan and Armenian forces announced a ceasefire on Tuesday — but tensions […] More

After years of slow democratic reform, Myanmar celebrated a momentous achievement this week when Htin Kyaw was sworn in as President, making him the first […] More