The circumstances around Soleimani’s death are raising a great deal of speculation about the potential consequences it may have on regional stability. Here are the facts.Read more...

Since the end of the Cold War, the United States has struggled to establish a credible, effective message suitable for competing in modern times. This paper discusses the problems in America's current message and recommends behaviors to improve its credibility overseas.Read more...

On Monday, John Kerry and Chuck Hagel published an op-ed in the Washington Post regarding President Trump’s action to officially begin the process to withdraw the U.S. from the Paris agreement on climate change.Read more...

The U.S. military is considering investments into micro nuclear power plants to enhance energy security and energy resilience.Read more...

Congress has given strong support to public private partnerships that would give the US "global leadership" in fusion.Read more...

Using the case studies of Syria, Turkey, and Egypt, this paper demonstrates how Moscow is employing a combination of military, economic, and soft power methods to rebuild Russia’s reputation in the Middle East.Read more...

Migrants from the Northern Triangle, are fleeing local instability and violence, poverty, and drought. As climate change deepens poverty and food insecurity, the United States will continue to see a rise in the number of people seeking asylum.Read more...

The fires buring in the Amazon are a dire climate threat. Unfortunately, there's those outside Brazil have little power. But China has leverage.Read more...

As the US and the Taliban continue to meet in an effort to negotiate peace, the connections between six primary terrorist organizations in Central Asia must be re-examined.Read more...

As climate change continues to take a toll on the Earth, how Sub-Saharan African states handle the effects of climate change will help determine the future of the continent.Read more...