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Re-evaluating the Al-Shabaab Strategy: Does President Trump have a Point?
Posted on March 10, 2017

Re-evaluating the Al-Shabaab Strategy: Does President Trump have a Point?

If the present strategy toward Al-Shabaab is either ineffective or actively making matters worse, then it should be drastically revised.

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Rebuilding Democracy: Kenya from 2007 to 2017
Posted on October 20, 2016November 9, 2016

Rebuilding Democracy: Kenya from 2007 to 2017

With the 2017 Kenyan presidential elections looming on the near horizon, it is important to understand the factors that led to violence in 2007 in order to prevent a similar chain of events in 2017.

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An Economic Solution to ISIS
Posted on April 21, 2016August 14, 2016

An Economic Solution to ISIS

Denying conquest-based and commerce-based income to ISIS can limit the group’s functionality as a governing entity and a fighting force.

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The Rationality of North Korea and the Stability-Instability Paradox
Posted on October 25, 2015November 5, 2015

The Rationality of North Korea and the Stability-Instability Paradox

Regime survival is what drives North Korea’s seemingly irrational behavior – and the rest of the world would do well to take notice.

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The Dangerous Ramifications of Japan’s Revised Security Laws
Posted on October 10, 2015October 18, 2015

The Dangerous Ramifications of Japan’s Revised Security Laws

Shinzo Abe’s insistence on rearmament does more harm than good to Japanese security.

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A Military Policy Failure in the Greater Horn of Africa
Posted on September 27, 2015December 1, 2015

A Military Policy Failure in the Greater Horn of Africa

In Africa’s most unstable region, U.S. military aid has done more harm than good.

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