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The UAE’s Iranian strategy 0
- Analysis, Deep Dive
- September 23, 2022
WHAT’S HAPPENING? The United Arab Emirates has returned its ambassador to Iran for the first time in six years, indicating
Eyeing Taiwan: China’s military strategy and trajectory 0
- Analysis, Deep Dive
- August 17, 2022
WHAT’S HAPPENING? China’s growing assertiveness is increasingly backed up by a modern and capable military force that is being developed
The Artsakh Question: 2025 and beyond 0
- Former Soviet Union, Deep Dive
- August 3, 2022
WHAT’S HAPPENING? With Russia’s peacekeeping contingent in Artsakh facing the possibility of expulsion in 2025, the European Union and Russia
Iranian nuclear talks at risk of stalling 0
- Middle East, Deep Dive
- July 26, 2022
WHAT’S HAPPENING? The United States and Iran have been negotiating a new Iranian nuclear deal for months, but the odds
Moldovan ex-president’s arrest puts corruption and policy on trial 0
- Former Soviet Union, Deep Dive
- June 26, 2022
WHAT’S HAPPENING? On May 24, former Moldovan President Igor Dodon was detained and subsequently placed under house arrest on three
Taiwan’s semiconductor edge to shore up security ties 0
- Asia Pacific, Deep Dive
- June 22, 2022
WHAT’S HAPPENING? Taiwan has been pertinent to global high-tech supply chains for years, thanks to its primacy in semiconductor production.

Wheat Supply Bottlenecks Pose Fiscal Challenges for Egypt 0
- Middle East, Deep Dive
- June 9, 2022
WHAT’S HAPPENING? As Russia’s war against Ukraine surpasses the 100-day mark, international oil and wheat prices remain cripplingly high, forcing
Germany’s Defense Policy Revolution 0
- Europe, Deep Dive
- June 9, 2022
The Russian invasion of Ukraine has caused Germany to rethink its national defense strategy.
Myanmar Caught Between a Regional Power Struggle 0
- Southeast Asia, Deep Dive
- May 26, 2022
Myanmar’s political stalemate has been exacerbated by a regional power struggle between China and India which view any resolution to the ongoing conflict as tipping the scales in the favor of the other.
The Economic Cost of China’s COVID-19 Policy 0
- China, Deep Dive
- May 5, 2022
The Chinese government’s decision to insist on a zero-tolerance approach toward COVID-19 may come at a great cost to the country’s economy.
Slow Progress: South Korea’s Gender Inequality Issue 0
- Asia Pacific, Deep Dive
- April 29, 2022
South Korea’s ongoing struggle with gender inequality has ramifications for its economy and society. The country’s new president, Yoon Suk-yeol, may end up exacerbating this problem by denying its existence.
Sugar From a Neighbor: Is the EAEU Goods Ban Reversal Enough?0
- Former Soviet Union, Deep Dive
- April 22, 2022
An initial (but since reversed) ban on exports of Russian sugar and grain to the EAEU sparked negative sentiment in Central Asia that is unlikely to disappear in the near term.

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