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Examining the Islamic Law of War as a Pre-Westphalian International Humanitarian Law

August 19, 2021June 13, 2024 Rachel Carrillo

By Neiha Lasharie (MALD ’21) Click to Read: Examining the Islamic Law of War as a Pre-Westphalian International Humanitarian Law

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Examining Emirati Foreign Policy Influence in the Horn of Africa

August 18, 2021June 13, 2024 Rachel Carrillo

Working Group: Kyrre Berland, Chris Brew, Delia Burns Advised by Professor Alex de Waal Part One: Somalia Introduction This paper presents the first in

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Lebanon between Agony & Death: From Uprising to Explosion

January 9, 2021June 13, 2024 Michael Gradus

Watch Event Recording Here Date : 10/14/2020 Speaker Name: Dr. Joseph Bahout Following the Beirut port explosion in August, Dr.

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A New Reality in Northern Syria: The Geopolitics of Trump’s Syria “Withdrawal”

February 24, 2020June 13, 2024 Caleb Weiss

by Caleb Weiss ’21 and Nathan Heath ’20 Intro In recent months, the geopolitics of the Syrian Civil War have

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Risks from Turkey’s Ongoing Financial Crisis

February 21, 2020June 13, 2024 Nathanael C. Heath

by Nathan Heath ’20, Senior Research Associate and Political Risk Analyst The Turkish economy has faced significant challenges since the

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Risks from Gulf Investments in an Unstable Sudan

February 19, 2020June 13, 2024 Nathanael C. Heath

by Nathan Heath ’20, Senior Research Associate and Political Risk Analyst Four months after the coup ousting long-time President Omar

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Lebanon’s New Government Exacerbates Systemic Problems in its Democracy

February 18, 2020June 13, 2024 Caleb Weiss

Despite assurances from the newly formed government of tackling corruption and to recover embezzled funds, it is instead likely to continue and even exacerbate Lebanon’s systemic problems.