Terrorist Safe Haven? Bloodshed Spikes in Central African Republic
Rising violence in the Central African Republic is stoking fears of a return to intense fighting between Christian and Muslim armed groups not seen since […] More
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Consequences of Conflict in the Central African Republic
Violence is increasing in the Central African Republic, along with reports of potential terrorist connections to the country, making the central African nation a U.S. […] More
Balkan Democracy Dances Between Russia, Turkey and NATO
Bosnia and Herzegovina has been held together under two separate entities ever since the Dayton Peace Agreement in 1995 ended the civil war and created […] More
Network Take: ‘Good News’ Lurks Beneath Saudi Shakeup
On Saturday, Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman ordered the arrests of dozens of ministers and other members of Riyadh’s elite, as part of a […] More
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Street Sense: The Urban Battlefields of the Future
As ISIS’s hold of its capital of Raqqa disintegrates, and the rubble of a razed Aleppo settles, a trend is beginning to emerge – war […] More
How Long will Russia and China Underwrite a Collapsing Venezuela?
U.S. President Donald Trump and his Venezuelan counterpart Nicolas Maduro are in a tit-for-tat of name-calling. Trump, in his speech before the United Nations General […] More
Roots of Radicalism Lie in Economic Inequality
In June, 16 retired generals and admirals testified to the Senate Armed Services Committee that international economic development assistance “is not charity – it is […] More
How Development Aid Serves U.S. National Security Goals
Prospects for the world’s most vulnerable people and fragile countries appear more and more bleak, according to humanitarian aid groups, as sources of international aid […] More
Big Data and Drone Tech Can Help Fight Famine
Hunger and political instability go hand in hand. Fighting and droughts across Somalia, South Sudan, Yemen, and parts of Nigeria have caused dire situations and […] More
Hot and Hungry Cities: The Future of Urban Food Wars
This century will be defined by two trends: how we manage climate change and how we manage the rise of megacities. Over the next 20 […] More
Starvation Serves as a Weapon for Dictators and Terrorists
The United States is confronted with security challenges on a daily basis, from unending terrorist attacks to adversaries positioning themselves on the geopolitical and global […] More
Outsiders’ Bets on Libya Torpedo Peace
Political instability continues to plague Libya as the country is mired in its sixth year of conflict following the 2011 Arab Spring. In July, two […] More
Libyan Unity Remains Out of Reach
More than six years after the Arab Spring reverberated across the Middle East and North Africa, the Libyan people still face a seemingly insurmountable challenge […] More
Brazil’s Democracy Suffers from Corruption
Brazil is increasingly becoming a less stable country and has been ranked one of the most worsened countries over the past year by the 2017 […] More
Colombia Struggles to Fill Power Vacuum
The stability of Colombia has improved significantly over the past year, according to the Fund for Peace’s 2017 Fragile States Index, which measures 12 social, […] More
The (Soft) Power to Transform Fragile States
Challenges facing those who work in the developing world are complex, profound, varied, and sometimes existential. They range from assuring the health and security of […] More
Why Mexican Security is Crumbling – and How That Matters Here
Mexico was ranked the most-worsened country this year on the Fund for Peace’s Fragile States Index (FSI), tying with Ethiopia for the bottom spot. Although […] More
U.S., Mexican Militaries Must Keep Working Together, Sharing Intel
Mexico’s stability affects the U.S., and U.S. policy has an effect on its southern neighbor’s stability. The recent Fund for Peace Fragile States Index showed […] More
Great Potential to Deepen U.S.-Pakistani Relations
As the Trump Administration debates sets its policy for the way forward in Afghanistan, it will also need to consider the role of Pakistan in […] More