The rules-based order created after World War II and enhanced after the Cold War is coming apart. Spiking tensions across the Atlantic, along with strategic challenges from all directions (Russia, China, terrorism)

The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) was created in 1949 by the United States, Canada, and several Western European nations to provide collective security against the Soviet Union. During the next forty

Is democracy “over”? Around the world, established democracies are said to face “deconsolidation” or “erosion.” In other words, democracies seem a lot less stable and even less democratic. Separating rhetoric

For the first time in many decades, the world has entered a period of major energy transition, driven by deep-seated concerns about climate change, health impacts of carbon fuels, and

After over seven years of civil war, the conflict in Syria is slowly coming to an end, leaving over 12 million people injured, displaced or dead: almost half of the

As a long-standing ally of the United States and a member of NATO, Turkey worked closely with its American and European partners throughout the Cold War and later. In recent

Are you concerned about immigrant rights in our state today? Interested in conducting firsthand research requested by local and national organizations working to address rights concerns that arise in the

This Task Force will examine humanitarian aid in the Post-9/11 world where long-held humanitarian principles are challenged every day by facts on the ground. Task Force members will wrestle with

This task force will do a survey of nation-state cybersecurity strategy – engaging in comparative country case studies – as well as a look to the state of international agreements

This Task Force will write a report advising the U.S. Government on how to best deal with U.S. trade imbalances with Asia-Pacific Nations, especially China and Japan. The U.S. government