by Hall Gardner* | Aug 16, 2020 | Commentary, Environment & Climate Change
China, Russia, Iran, and North Korea, have hoped to counter U.S. military pressures and economic sanctions in an effort to overstretch U.S. political-military and financial capabilities across the world through both symmetrical and asymmetrical military measures and...
by Dr. Vira Ratsiborynska* | Aug 15, 2020 | Commentary, Environment & Climate Change
The 9/11 attacks redefined the global security context on terrorism and targeted violence. Similarly, COVID- 19 causes us to reconsider what composes a security threat. In the evolving security environment, it is essential to look beyond current realities and timely...
by Dr. Seth A. Johnston** | Jun 30, 2020 | Commentary, Environment & Climate Change
The foundational international relations theory has been revealed to be far less realistic than it claims. Stephen Walt’s “The Realist’s Guide to the Coronavirus Outbreak,” together with some of his other recent articles, are compelling examples of how realist...
by COVID-19 Crisis Watch Task Force | Mar 24, 2020 | Commentary, Environment & Climate Change
The world woke up to the outbreak of COVID-19 or coronavirus as often called by the general public in December 2019. The initial perception that it would be contained within borders of China where it was first spotted fell apart as the virus further spread to Europe...
by Tuba Yalinkilic* | Mar 20, 2020 | Commentary, Environment & Climate Change
Coronavirus disease spreads all over the world. China, as the birthplace of the disease, has been taken dozens of precautions from December 2019 on. Outside Asia, Italy has been the most severely impacted place by coronavirus. There are 35,713 confirmed cases as of...