In a notable departure from its longtime anti-war stance, the Japanese government is becoming increasingly assertive on the world stage. The Japanese have grown accustomed to their unique identity as one of the world’s few pacifist countries, and many resist ...

At the Seventh Congress of North Korea’s ruling Workers’ Party—the first meeting of its kind in 36 years—Kim Jong-un declared that his state would use its “strong nuclear deterrent” as a means to continue its commitment to nonproliferation. But this ...

Last month I participated in a foreign affairs simulation hosted at the US Air Force Academy, co-sponsored by the US Department of Defense, the Mellon Foundation and Dickinson College. Students of international affairs from a variety of universities were teamed ...

The US Congress’s perennial budget battles rarely result in anything particularly interesting – recent developments include a “long-term” six-year infrastructure funding plan and a piecemeal bipartisan energy strategy – but every once in a while, something big happens. Most recently, ...

In late November, China announced its first-ever overseas military outpost in the strategic African state of Djibouti. Its purpose, according to the Chinese leadership, is to assist Chinese Navy ships on United Nations antipiracy missions. This comes on the heels ...

Ever since the Ukraine crisis and the annexation of Crimea in 2014, US and NATO relations with Russia have been frozen, including the NATO-Russia Council (NRC), arguably the most valuable tool of NATO-Russian cooperation. Its function is essential to build ...

A new wild west has been born. It’s wilder than before: wanted posters lack daunting portraits of purported criminals, the guns are bigger and absolutely silent, and the bullets are no longer bullets—they’re bits and bytes. The 21st century has ...

Andre Gray The Japanese restrictions on collective defense and power projection outlined in the famed Article 9 have produced in Japan’s culture a deep pacifist sentiment, which plays an essential part in the country’s postwar identity. The new legislation will ...

Article contributed by alumni Senior Correspondent Jeff Grimes: 2014 was the worst year to date for cybersecurity. In the span of just nine months companies such as Sony, Microsoft and Target suffered crippling cyber breaches causing either major system outages ...

Between September 1793 and July 1794, the National Convention of France operated a “Reign of Terror” defined by the mass execution of potential counterrevolutionaries in the name of national peace. One of the proponents of governing through terror, Maximilien Robespierre, ...