by Gilles Touboul Can a superpower remain credible on multiple fronts at the same time? The question is no longer whether the United States is powerful. The answer is obvious: it is. The US still possesses the world’s leading military power, an unrivaled network of alliances, substantial financial capacity, and a diplomatic influence that remains […]
by Scott Douglas Jacobsen and Irina Tsukerman How does Irina Tsukerman explain political short-termism, human nature, and the unintended consequences of government decision-making? Irina Tsukerman is a human rights and national security attorney based in New York and Connecticut. She earned her Bachelor of Arts in National and Intercultural Studies and Middle East Studies from […]
by Gilles Touboul How can two powers continue to negotiate while striking each other? The question may seem absurd. It is not. In international relations, war and diplomacy are not always distinct; very often, they move forward together. Diplomacy speaks. Missiles punctuate. Negotiators talk. Armies adjust the balance of power. This is what we are […]
By Gilles Touboul The rapprochement between Japan and South Korea is often explained by the same words: China, North Korea, Russia, Taiwan, missiles, technology, and American pressure. All of this is true. Tokyo and Seoul are not suddenly becoming close friends. They are becoming strategic partners because the world around them is becoming more dangerous. […]
By Scott Douglas Jacobsen and Irina Tsukerman How does Irina Tsukerman explain the rise of confirmation bias and denial within the MAGA movement in relation to Trump, Russia, and the Iran war? Irina Tsukerman is a human rights and national security attorney based in New York and Connecticut. She earned her Bachelor of Arts in […]
by Scott Douglas Jacobsen and Irina Tsukerman How do U.S. foreign policy shifts and leadership dynamics affect NATO cohesion, Middle Eastern alliances, and China’s strategic positioning? Irina Tsukerman is a human rights and national security attorney based in New York and Connecticut. She earned her Bachelor of Arts in National and Intercultural Studies and Middle […]
by Scott Douglas Jacobsen and Irina Tsukerman How does Irina Tsukerman explain intelligence failures, deterrence, and the need for multilateral strategic planning in today’s interconnected security environment? Irina Tsukerman is a human rights and national security attorney based in New York and Connecticut. She earned her Bachelor of Arts in National and Intercultural Studies and […]
by Scott Douglas Jacobsen and Irina Tsukerman How do strategic overconfidence, shifting war aims, and artificial intelligence reshape the risks of quagmire in Iran and Ukraine? Irina Tsukerman is a human rights and national security attorney based in New York and Connecticut. She earned her Bachelor of Arts in National and Intercultural Studies and Middle […]
By Amb. Prof. Mohamed A. Qubaty When geography becomes leverage, the narrowest waterways carry the greatest strategic weight. The Middle East isn’t stabilizing. It’s stalling. What we are witnessing is not a transition toward resolution, but a prolonged state of strategic limbo — a condition where conflicts are neither escalating into full-scale war nor resolving […]
by Scott Douglas Jacobsen and Irina Tsukerman Irina Tsukerman is a human rights and national security attorney based in New York and Connecticut. She earned her Bachelor of Arts in National and Intercultural Studies and Middle East Studies from Fordham University in 2006, followed by a Juris Doctor from Fordham University School of Law in […]