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Transnational Repression and the Eritrean Diaspora: The Persistence of State Control
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The Importance of Controlling Bagram Air Base to US Interests in Afghanistan and Surrounding Areas
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David Des Roches: The Trump Administration and Yemen -2
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Eliminating the Department of Education: The Likelihood of Future Criminality and Its Economic Cost
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Democracy & Human Rights, Africa

Apr 15 , 2025

Policy Brief

Transnational Repression and the Eritrean Diaspora: The Persistence of State Control

When states have ceased to uphold democratic principles, diasporic communities become the victims of transnational repression. State surveillance and repression are inherent in many authoritarian states around the world and are used to keep their citizens under control. Eritrea is a case in point, as evidenced by the centrality of

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Middle East

Apr 8 , 2025

Policy Brief

Omani Diplomacy and Prospects for Trump’s Presidency

Oman, an oasis of peace and stability in the turbulent Middle East, largely attributes its foreign policy’s success to its neutrality. Omani diplomacy has the potential to help President Donald J. Trump fulfill his 2024 campaign pledge to become a peacemaker in the Middle East. Omanis stress that their neutrality

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Terrorism & Extremism

Mar 31 , 2025

In the Media

Our Non-Resident Fellow Marta Furlan’s Upcoming Book

We’re excited to announce that our Non-Resident Fellow Marta Furlan’s upcoming book, “Inside Salafi-Jihadist Governance: The Strategies and Characteristics of Islamist Insurgent Rule” is being published by Columbia University Press. In this book, Marta Furlan examines rebels’ experiments in governance, considering issues such as the treatment of minorities, the extent

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Defense & Security, Europe & Central Asia

Mar 27 , 2025

Policy Brief

The Importance of Controlling Bagram Air Base to US Interests in Afghanistan and Surrounding Areas

Recently, the U.S. has expressed the importance of who controls the Bagram Air Base in Afghanistan. In President Trump’s first cabinet meeting since returning to office, he and Secretary of Defense, Pete Hegseth, discussed the United States’ withdrawal from Afghanistan and subsequent loss of Bagram Air Base. In the meeting,

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Middle East

Mar 26 , 2025

Podcast

David Des Roches: The Trump Administration and Yemen -2

In this episode of Orion Talks, host Marta Furlan talks with Prof David Des Roches on the recent developments in Yemen as the US revisits its approach to the country under President Trump. Prof Des Roches starts by discussing the US approach to Yemen and the Houthis, over the past

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Americas

Mar 24 , 2025

Op-Ed

Eliminating the Department of Education: The Likelihood of Future Criminality and Its Economic Cost

As proposals to reduce government spending are introduced, it is imperative to thoroughly understand their long-term implications. A significant factor to consider is the potential increase in criminality. While it may seem that criminal behavior and the elimination of the DeO (DoE) are disconnected, the reality is that this decision

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Europe & Central Asia

Mar 21 , 2025

Policy Brief

Iran’s Foreign Affairs in the Caucasus

Iran has different foreign policy goals for various parts of its geographical periphery. The Caucasus is a matter of national security, internal stability, and international trade. Iran is not the only country with strategic interests in the Caucasus: Turkey and Russia seek to have an established presence in the region.

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Cyber Security & Info Technologies

Mar 14 , 2025

Op-Ed

The AI Tool Paradox: Challenging the Use of Generative AI in Businesses

Many companies excitedly jumping on AI technology are making a classic mistake such that generative AI with LLM will automatically solve all their problems. Actually, this pattern of behavioral approach to the trending technologies as a remedy for all business problems is nothing new. From the advent of spreadsheet software

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Latest Research

Africa

Mar 1 , 2025

Policy Brief

From Paris to Ankara, Moscow and Budapest: Chad’s Search for New Partnerships

On 30th January, the French troops stationed in Chad completed their withdrawal. For the first time in more than sixty years, France had no soldiers on Chadian soil. This withdrawal is in line with similar actions in other countries with historical links to France, such as Niger, Mali and Burkina

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Middle East

Feb 18 , 2025

Policy Brief

Role for Gulf States in Syria’s Reconstruction

The longer-term geopolitical ramifications of Hay’at Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) and other armed groups overthrowing Bashar al-Assad’s regime in December have yet to be fully realized. Yet, a little more than two months into Syria’s post-Ba’athist period, Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) members and Turkey have, at least so far, emerged as

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Middle East

Feb 17 , 2025

Policy Brief

Saudi Arabia’s Stance on the New Syria

On December 8, 2024, within 13 days, Syrian opposition militias entered Damascus from Idlib, a city in northwestern Syria bordering Turkey, with the political and moral support of the Turks, and with the escape of the ousted Syrian President Bashar al-Assad to Russia, they were able to destroy the Assad

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Cyber Security & Info Technologies

Jan 13 , 2025

Policy Brief

The USSC Channels the Strategic Computing Program

Mark Twain is often quoted saying (perhaps apocryphally) that “history does not repeat itself, but it rhymes.” Whoever spoke these words first, the U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission (USSC) is determined to prove them right. The USSC released its 2024 annual report in November with 32 recommendations, 10 of

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Middle East

Jan 1 , 2025

Research

Women and War in Yemen: Gendering of the Yemeni Civil War

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The Yemeni civil war began in 2014 when Houthi rebel forces took control of the capital Sanaa. Already destabilized by the 2011 Arab Spring uprisings, the country is now home to one of the world’s worst humanitarian crises. With almost 75% of its population in urgent need of humanitarian assistance,

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Middle East

Dec 22 , 2024

Policy Brief

The Impact of Israeli-Iranian Tensions on Iraqi Policy

On April 13 and October 1, 2024, the hostility between Iran and Israel turned into open confrontation after several decades of shadow war, marked by bombings, assassinations, and sabotage. On these dates, Iran launched hundreds of drones and ballistic and cruise missiles at Israel in retaliation for the April attack

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