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The 13th Battalion of the Golani Brigade during a drill held in the Golan Heights in northern Israel. Photo credit: Wikimedia Commons

Issue Brief

Sep 27, 2018

The evolving Iranian strategy in Syria: A looming conflict with Israel

By Nader Uskowi

Iran began its military involvement in Syria in 2011, at the outbreak of the civil war. Tehran’s immediate objective was to defeat the Syrian opposition militarily to save Syrian President Bashar al-Assad. The maintenance of the Shia-Alawi-dominated regime in Damascus was key to the Islamic Republic’s long-term regional strategy, the creation of a contiguous Shia […]

Iran Security & Defense

2018 Elections in Latin America

Sep 24, 2018

#ElectionWatch: Migration to Gab in Brazil

By Luiza Bandeira

A significant number of Brazilians joined the social network Gab.ai after Twitter suspended accounts associated with the far-right in the country.

Brazil Disinformation

Inflection Points

Sep 23, 2018

Navigating the next crisis

By Frederick Kempe

In my many years of taking the global pulse around UN week, where more than 120 leaders will gather, I've seldom seen or sensed such uneasiness and uncertainty.

New Atlanticist

Sep 18, 2018

Rick Perry to Europe: Energy security tantamount to national security

By David A. Wemer

Europe’s dependence on Russian natural gas “is truly a cause for concern,” Perry said in remarks at the closing session of the Three Seas Initiative’s Business Forum in Bucharest on September 18.

Central Europe Geopolitics & Energy Security

New Atlanticist

Sep 17, 2018

At Three Seas Initiative’s Bucharest summit, Central European leaders seek to transform region

By David Wemer

The initiative brings together twelve European Union (EU) member states from the area that borders the Baltic, Adriatic, and Black Seas, to discuss common infrastructure and development programs to jumpstart the region’s economy.

Central Europe International Markets

Report

Sep 17, 2018

It takes a village: How hacktivity can save your company

By Shaun Ee

With our modern-day reliance on digital technology, software and system vulnerabilities have become increasingly hard to avoid. Thoroughly eliminating all these vulnerabilities can be a challenge, but through a coordinated vulnerability disclosure (CVD) program, governments and private companies can mitigate them with the help of independent security researchers.

Cybersecurity English

Inflection Points

Sep 16, 2018

Great powers, big questions

By Frederick Kempe

Just as US leaders after World War II conjured up an approach that fit their times, ultimately resulting in a system of global institutions and regional alliances, so must the United States and its friends and allies rise to this new era of global competition.

China Politics & Diplomacy

EnergySource

Sep 14, 2018

The Three Seas Initiative’s Bucharest summit: Focusing on energy

By Fanni Virág

On September 17, 2018, the leaders of the twelve member countries of the Three Seas Initiative (3SI) will gather in Bucharest for the third Three Seas Summit, in the hopes of achieving concrete progress on some of the initiative’s projects. Launched in 2016 by the countries bordering the Adriatic, the Baltic, and the Black Seas, […]

Central Europe Eastern Europe

New Atlanticist

Sep 14, 2018

Three Seas leaders must overcome external influence and internal disunity to achieve prosperity

By Zsofia Bajnai

The many external and internal obstacles facing the Three Seas Initiative must be confronted at upcoming Bucharest Summit, if the project is to develop into a serious economic program.

Central Europe Eastern Europe

New Atlanticist

Sep 14, 2018

Prosperity across Three Seas: An opportunity awaits in Bucharest

By Ian Brzezinski

The development of Central Europe’s cross-border infrastructure is not only essential to the region’s economic development, but also to its integration into Europe as a whole.

Central Europe Eastern Europe

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