By: Dale Ton In January, a Russian Air Force fighter jet intercepted a U.S. Navy surveillance plane over the Black Sea. During the...

By Charlie Lyons After determining that Iran was noncompliant with international agreements aimed at reducing their nuclear capabilities,...

By: Ammar Hussain On January 27, 2017, seven days after taking office, President Donald Trump issued an executive order aimed to bar...

By: Rachel Bauer In a referendum on September 25, 2017, approximately 92% of the 3.3 million Kurds and non-Kurds in northern Iraq voted...

By: Sam Cutler On October 13, 2017, President Trump designated the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) as a Specially Designated...

By Lauren Stimpert Since at least 2015, China has been constructing a series of artificial islands, including building on Mischief Reef...

By Robb Davies Following the enactment of the Justice Against Sponsors of Terrorism Act (JASTA) in September 2016, U.S. law permits...

By Sammy Hamed Every election has consequences, and every new administration brings with it new policy changes, both domestically and...

By: Abigail Kittredge One of the most significant and controversial crises facing Americans today is climate change. Despite a minority...

By: Jen Goss, November 13, 2017 In October, the Supreme Court granted certiorari in the case of United States v. Microsoft Corp. A...

By Michelle Munneke, J.D. 2017, American University Washington College of Law. In March of this year, Jordan expressed its refusal to...

By Maximilian Raileanu Article V of the Treaty of Mutual Cooperation and Security states that “Each Party recognizes that an armed attack...

By Katherine Youssouf Restricting the Means & Methods of Warfare In 1863, Russian military authorities developed an explosive rifle...

By Ryan Poitras Background: In June 2016, the United Nations’ Permanent Court of Arbitration Tribunal handed out its final award in...

By Amanda Leonard In an August 2016 speech on terrorism, President-elect Donald Trump stated that the “era of nation-building will be...

Under the authority of the Goldwater-Nichols Act, President Obama’s recently updated National Security Strategy may incite a color...

By Will Richmond The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) is the most important military alliance in the World. It underpins U.S....

Russia is a net exporter of oil, with mineral fuels comprising almost 60% of Russia’s dollar value gained from exports.  This dependence...

Iran’s nuclear weapons program is inextricably linked to the national security of the United States.  The program first came under...

The recent conflict in Ukraine has brought to light the very real and increasing presence of Russia in its previous satellite states....