Author: Xiaodon L. Liang

The Center for Strategic Studies hosted a Research and Policy Seminar with Senior PhD Fellow Polina Beliakova on March 2.

CSS Director Monica Toft has published a new academic article at the Journal of Conflict Resolution on “Getting Religion Right

By Aroop Mukharji In the four years since former White House Counselor Kellyanne Conway popularized the term “alternative facts,” the

By Stephen E. Moncrief Climate change is already reshaping our world. The study of international politics has yet to catch

The Center for Strategic Studies Research and Policy Seminar series welcomed Dr. Keren Yarhi-Milo, Arnold A. Saltzman Professor of War

By Aroop Mukharji The following excerpt is from an article by CSS Post-Doctoral Fellow Aroop Mukharji published at War on

By Nils Hägerdal No two civil wars are exactly the same—and the same rule applies to ethnic civil wars. While

By Aroop Mukharji Is the United States neglecting its neighborhood? According to the United Nations and the World Bank, the

The Center for Strategic Studies hosted Annette Idler of Oxford University on November 24 to discuss her recent book, Borderland

The CSS team held a virtual meeting on November 10 to discuss a new paper by Aroop Mukharji, who joined the center this year as a post-doctoral fellow after completing his PhD at the Harvard Kennedy School. The paper, “A Menace to our Peace,” offers a unique perspective on the causes of the 1898 Spanish–American War. While acknowledging humanitarian and other motivations, Mukharji highlights an overlooked reason for President William McKinley’s declaration of war on Spain: the fear that a violent stalemate in the Cuban War of Independence could create regional instability, thereby threatening American security.