adminFounded in 1995, the Abu Sayyaf Group (ASG) is an Islamic terrorist organization in the Philippines. The ASG engages in kidnappings for ransom, bombings, assassinations, extortion, and other forms of…
adminArticle: Military Escalation The emergence of nuclear weapons has produced the greatest increase in potential destruction and violence that the world has ever known. It seemed, in the 1950s and…
adminThe foreign policy of a state, union, or international organization is the set of strategies and actions the government uses to interact with other nations. This interaction can be in…
adminElection interference is a pervasive threat to the integrity of democracy, with implications far beyond troll farms and hacking. Scholars and policymakers are increasingly describing interference as a broader phenomenon…
adminArms embargo is a sanctions tool prohibiting the export of weapons to states or non-state actors that violate international law. It is one of the most popular tools employed by…
adminEconomic inequality refers to the unequal distribution of income (earnings) and wealth (net worth or savings) in a country. It can be measured using a statistic called the Gini coefficient,…
adminThe use of nuclear weapons is widely viewed as a clear breach of international humanitarian law due to the enormous levels of harm that it would cause. Even the detonation…
adminWar crimes are serious violations of international humanitarian law and the laws or customs of war committed in the context of an armed conflict, whether international or non-international. They include…
adminThe price of oil can have outsize effects on companies, economies, and even global geopolitics. For example, an oil spike can stifle economic growth and cause inflation (often called a…
adminThe Civil war was the largest, most destructive conflict in the history of the United States. A total of 625,000 men died—more than in all previous American wars combined. The…
