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Post-Quantum Cryptography: An Urgent Need for AI Infrastructure
Post-quantum cryptography is typically framed as a problem in quantum computing. It is something to address...
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Will Cuba be the Next After Maduro?
President Donald Trump has started to frame U.S. policy in Latin America through a tougher reading of...
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Israel’s Recognition of Somaliland: Strategic Logic and Regional Implications
Rather than an isolated diplomatic gesture, Israel’s decision to formally recognise the Republic of Somaliland...
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Imdat Oner: The Good, the Bad, or the Ugly - What is Next for Venezuela?
In this Orion Talks episode, hosted by Suat Cubukcu, Dr. Imdat Oner joins the conversation to unpack...
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Operation Southern Spear and the Escalation Against Narcotraffickers

December 8, 2025

More than two months have passed since our last assessment on Airstrikes in the Caribbean, yet U.S. action against suspected Venezuelan narcotraffickers has accelerated, expanding

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Opportunity for Lasting Peace? Renewed Violence Tests Afghanistan-Pakistan Relations

October 22, 2025

Introduction In October 2025, cross-border conflict surged between Afghanistan and Pakistan over allegations of terrorist safe havens in Afghanistan and drone strikes carried out by

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Airstrikes on Drug Traffickers in the Caribbean

September 22, 2025

Introduction In September 2025, the United States conducted a series of airstrikes against suspected drug traffickers operating off Venezuela’s coast, marking the first publicly known

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The Security and Humanitarian Crisis in Haiti and Implications for U.S. Foreign Policy

August 7, 2025

Haiti is on the verge of a total institutional collapse, with only 10% of the capital in control of the Haitian government—a government entrenched with

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Reinforcing U.S. Power in the Horn of Africa: The Case for a Base in Somaliland

May 16, 2025

Amidst threats to U.S. interests in the Red Sea and competition for regional influence, the United States must reassess its military posture in the Horn

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

March 27, 2025

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

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