CSS Research and Policy Seminar with Polina Beliakova
The Center for Strategic Studies hosted a Research and Policy Seminar with Senior PhD Fellow Polina Beliakova on March 2.
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Monica Toft on “Getting Religion Right in Civil Wars”
CSS Director Monica Toft has published a new academic article at the Journal of Conflict Resolution on “Getting Religion Right
Read moreThe Curious Phenomenon of Academic Telephone: Alternative Facts in History
By Aroop Mukharji In the four years since former White House Counselor Kellyanne Conway popularized the term “alternative facts,” the
Read moreClimate Change, Peacebuilding, and International Relations
By Stephen E. Moncrief Climate change is already reshaping our world. The study of international politics has yet to catch
Read moreCSS Research and Policy Seminar with Keren Yarhi-Milo
The Center for Strategic Studies Research and Policy Seminar series welcomed Dr. Keren Yarhi-Milo, Arnold A. Saltzman Professor of War
Read moreWhat One Word Teaches Us About the Uncertainty of American Empire
By Aroop Mukharji The following excerpt is from an article by CSS Post-Doctoral Fellow Aroop Mukharji published at War on
Read moreNot All Ethnic Wars Have Separatist Goals
By Nils Hägerdal No two civil wars are exactly the same—and the same rule applies to ethnic civil wars. While
Read moreHow the U.S. Should Leave Afghanistan
By Monica Duffy Toft
Leaving is going to hurt, no question. But the hurt we may suffer from leaving is far less than the hurt we and the Afghan people are certain to sustain if we refuse to face reality and continue to preside over a broken military intervention. There are alternatives to military force, let’s use them.
Read moreCloser to Home: Why Latin America Needs More Attention
By Aroop Mukharji Is the United States neglecting its neighborhood? According to the United Nations and the World Bank, the
Read moreBook Review by Thomas Cavanna: Oil and the Great Powers: Britain and Germany, 1914–1945, by Anand Toprani. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2019
By Thomas Cavanna
This award-winning book written by Anand Toprani, Associate Professor at the Naval War College, examines the strategies that Britain and Germany developed during the years of 1918 to 1945 to restore their energy independence (as opposed to energy security, i.e., importing oil at reasonable prices), and how those efforts caused an “overextension” that accelerated London and Berlin’s “demise as great powers.”
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