Global Affairs

Op-Ed blog

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April 6, 2025

Missile Defense at the Breaking Point: Limitations and Strategic Risks

It is dawn on a future day in the Western Pacific. Alarms scream across Andersen Air Force Base on Guam as radar…

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March 2, 2025

Podcast Serbia Protest

Welcome to the Roundtable Podcast, where we engage in discussions on global security, international relations, and diplomacy’s impact on the world. Hosted…

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January 31, 2025

Will China’s latest AI capabilities jeopardize Gulf-based investments in American AI companies?

Seeking to diversify their economies from oil revenue, countries across the Gulf Region have set out for new ventures on the horizon,…

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January 19, 2025

The dark aspects of the deal and the wider situation in the Middle East

The ceasefire between Israel and Hamas has sparked a variety of reactions, frustrations, hopes, and emotions. Depending on the position in the…

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December 7, 2024

CIRIS Signs the DORA Declaration

Our Commitment to Responsible Research Assessment At CIRIS, we are proud to announce that we have officially signed the San Francisco Declaration…

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September 28, 2024

Israel v Hezbollah: the failure of UNSCR 1701

The recent development of the conflict between Israel and Hezbollah represents a step-up of a situation that has been through a slippery…

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