Security & Defense

The unintended consequence of Ethiopia’s civil war might be a border war with Sudan

By Cameron Hudson

Ethiopia is at war with itself—and the international community is struggling to respond. The stakes in Tigray are high and the civilian toll could be considerable. But there’s another scenario, with the potential to exact an even higher toll, that many observers are overlooking: conventional war that could break out at any moment between Sudan and Ethiopia and their many allied proxies.

The Long Fuse: Misinformation and the 2020 Election

The executive summary of the Election Integrity Partnership's collaborative report, "The Long Fuse: Misinformation and the 2020 Election."

Put NATO back in the narrative: NATO 20/2020 podcast

By Transatlantic Security Initative

NATO can recapture the imagination of allied publics by telling its own story better and in new ways to new audiences.

How should the next National Defense Strategy balance terrorism, rogue regimes, and great-power competition?

By Matthew R. Crouch, Ronald C. Fairbanks

Our experts explore how the United States can tackle terrorism, address the advances of rogue regimes, and establish a balance between competition and cooperation with other global powers.

Getting Ukraine’s security service reform right

By Oleksandra Ustinova and Steven Pifer

Ukrainian MPs are currently preparing a long-awaited bill to reform the country's security service. The initiative is encouraging but numerous measures are still required to distance Ukraine from the KGB past.