As the former Director of the Wilson Center’s Wahba Institute for Strategic Competition, Mark Kennedy (U.S. Congress, 2001-07 MN) defined paths to strengthening the alliances, technology, and economic ...

Christopher Solomon chronicles the evolution of Hayat Tahrir al Sham in Syria. HTS is a hardline group committed to replacing the Assad government with an Islamic state. As a fighting force, HTS has ...

Artificial Intelligence (AI) is more than a technological breakthrough—it is a transformative force shaping the future economy, security landscape, global power dynamics, and daily life. The US, along ...

The expansion and persistence of slums in Mumbai is primarily a function of failed housing policies combined with other political factors, writes Fellow Yue Zhang. Urban Sustainability Laboratory From ...

Since its creation in December 1987, Hamas has invoked militant interpretations of Islam to spearhead a Sunni extremist movement committed to destroying Israel. Hamas distanced itself from the ...

Erdoğan's first visit to Iraq in 13 years led to 26 signed memorandums, including one for the Development Road Project. This project aims to create a trade corridor from Basra to Turkey and eventually ...

Solar radiation management (SRM) is an idea born of desperation. It is also an idea that demands consideration as the global community grapples with an ongoing and accelerating climate crisis. This ...

In 2005, the US hastily formulated Iraq’s new constitution. This did not bring “democracy” to Iraq, but rather created a system dependent on divergent sectarian interests. We must ask ourselves when ...

On August 1, 1975, the Helsinki Final Act (also known as the Helsinki Accords) was signed by 35 countries. The Helsinki Final Act was the outcome of the Conference on Security and Cooperation in ...

Gender-based violence (GBV) is on the rise in Mexico, and the drivers of femicides, sexual violence, and disappearances are evolving, revealing intricate connections between criminal networks, ...

The United States and Mexico have grappled with increasing arms and drug trafficking for several years. In response to recent surges in violence, the Mexican Attorney General of the Republic (FGR) and ...

Kissinger Institute on China and the United States The Kissinger Institute works to ensure that China policy serves American long-term interests and is founded in understanding of historical and ...