World Mind author Gabe Delsol explains the strategic and geopolitical challenges the G5 Sahel Joint Force (FC-G5S) face in the Sahel....
North Africa and The Middle East
Executive Editor, Caroline Rose, explores Russian neo-revisionist objectives in the Syrian civil war....
The Sochi Dialogue; A Pathway for Russian Neo-Revisionism in the Levant
From Al-Shabaab’s exploitation of the charcoal market in Somalia to the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Columbia’s levies on mining activity in Columbia, extremist groups all over the world exploit natural […]
Oil and Opium: Exploitation of Natural Resources by the Taliban and the So-Called Islamic State
The nations accommodating the unprecedented number of refugees in the world do not possess the resources required to adequately meet the challenge before them. The host countries of refugees face […]
The Struggle to Accommodate Refugees in the Global South
What obstacles will Iraqi Kurdistan face if it decides to pursue separatism? What does the post-referendum landscape look like for the KRG? President Barzani and his government must look inward, first.
The Kurdish Predicament; A Policy Prescription for a Fractured KRG
A round of peace talks concerning Syria was held recently without one key participant: The United States
The Astana Peace Talks: A Looking Glass into the New Levantine Experiment
We cannot pinpoint one specific cause to explain the Egyptian protests.
On The Decentralized Nature of the Egyptian Revolution
The manipulation of urban space in authoritarian resiliency
Destruction of Public Space, the Right To The City, and Authoritarian Durability in the Middle East
Trump's objectives give insight to the future of strategy in the Middle East and North Africa.
The Don’s Clash: The Huntingtonian Narrative in a Tumultuous Levant
While well intentioned, foreign aid can play a key role in enabling authoritarian regimes