PUBLICATIONS

For decades, the US supported and bureaucratized the exploitation of Korean women and girls. Now, survivors are demanding accountability. Madalyn Jane Shircliff traces the history of the camptown system and explains the new lawsuit targeting the US military.

The US-Israeli war with Iran has seen the Trump administration pursue regime change through a form of direct, unilateral military action that is highly novel in the post-World War II international system. Nik Vacano explores how this reflects a turn back to 19th-century gunboat diplomacy and argues that the strategic shortcomings of this approach make it highly inadvisable.

Middle powers have a rare chance to reshape the world order through diplomacy and cooperation rather than military power. Shircliff argues Japan's modern defense buildup suggests that opportunity may be squandered.

Braxton Fuller analyzes how modern politicians incorrectly cite the Roman Empire’s relationship with Germanic migration to promote anti-immigration policies. He analyzes the history of the Roman-German relationship and draws conclusions from history that are at odds with right wing politicians.

Analyzing the diplomatic potential of women in the Middle East, Mia Navarro argues that the inclusion of feminine perspectives at the peace negotiating table is essential for moving the Israeli-Palestinian conflict toward an organic and sustainable resolution that trickle-down diplomacy has failed to achieve.

Questioning Trump's Gaza peace plan, Conor Farrell argues the plan does not succeed in producing a durable, long-term peace in the Middle East, rather it creates a shaky framework that excludes Palestinians from the peace it claims to promote

While Americans aren't burning books in the Nazi fashion, their forgetting their authors. Fuller argues that America's rejection of the written word threatens American democracy and its citizens ability to maintain political authority in the face of authoritarianism.

Mearsheimer has amassed impressive popularity over his argument blaming the West for Russia's aggression, yet his claims contain glaring flaws—rather, greater explanations exist for the causes of the Russo-Ukrainian war.

Unilateral U.S. military action against Mexican drug cartels is a counterproductive strategy that risks exacerbating the crisis, creating new enemies, and diverting attention from more significant threats.

While Assad’s fall brings hope to many, Syria’s climb to stability remains daunting, but through shared interests and multilateral diplomacy, internal and external actors have a tremendous opportunity to form a better tomorrow in Syria.