United States

The Obama Administration and Israel: Aberration or Harbinger of Change?

Jonathan Sciarcon • Aug 29 2016 • Articles

We are witnessing the start of an unraveling bi-partisan support in the US for Israel, which has potentially been hurried by the Obama-Netanyahu feud.

Finger on the Nuclear Button: Gender, Responsibility and Nuclear Custodianship

Shampa Biswas • Aug 24 2016 • Articles

Hillary Clinton quite literally turned the tables on Trump – inverting the gender binary that had for centuries kept women from public office

The Precision of Drones: Problems with the New Data and New Claims

Steven J. Barela and Avery Plaw • Aug 23 2016 • Articles

Though startling assertions are now presented on the imprecision of drones, one must look carefully at the data to understand what conclusions can be drawn.

Commercial(ized) Nationalism on Display at the Olympics

Robert A. Saunders • Aug 23 2016 • Articles

Overseas corporations are taking an increasingly important role in telling Americans exactly who they are, as in the case of several ads broadcast during the Olympics.

Statecraft and the Limitations of Economic Sanctions

Bryan Early • Aug 21 2016 • Articles

Strategies relying on the pure coercive nature of economic sanctions rarely succeed in their goals, and alone are not capable of forcing countries to make concessions.

War through a Temporal Lens

Christopher McIntosh • Aug 4 2016 • Articles

The unforeseeable future implicates the present but also the manner in which decisions in the present operate at the intersection of meaning in past and future.

Donald Trump as Trickster Clown

Joan Davison • Jul 15 2016 • Articles

Donald Trump fits the paradigm of a “trickster clown”, taking advantage of people who feel confused or alienated during times of transitions.

A New Direction? Trump, the Republicans, and the US-Israeli Future

Jonathan Sciarcon • Jul 13 2016 • Articles

Republican support for Israel is turning away from an activist foreign policy, at least for the foreseeable future.

A New Taliban Leadership and Peace Prospects in Afghanistan

Marvin G. Weinbaum and Meher Babbar • Jul 7 2016 • Articles

At present, there is little incentive for the Taliban to enter into peace talks. The military situation remains dynamic, and no stalemate is in sight.

If You Are Worried about Your Safety, Focus Less on Refugees and More on Guns

Dana Janbek and Melissa Wall • Jun 28 2016 • Articles

The recent Orlando attacks are not about immigration, they are about guns and about a homophobic culture that makes room for violence against the LGBT community.

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