State Control and Religious Discourse: The Moroccan Government’s Influence on Imams Regarding the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict

By William Crawford The Moroccan government has imposed limits on what can and cannot be said during religious addresses regarding the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Discourse around the role the Moroccan government plays in determining the subject matter of the countries imams was reignited by socialist lawmaker Nabila Mounib, who went as far as to claim that... Continue Reading →

November 14, 2024 0

Flood Fury: Government Failures and Late Warnings

By Connor Foster This past week Spain experienced a devastating flood in the region of Valencia, resulting in over 200 deaths, with search parties still looking to find victims. The severe damage this flood inflicted in the Valencia region was largely due to the late timing of public warnings. The flood waters rose quickly, leaving... Continue Reading →

November 4, 2024 0

Central Asia: Exploring Regional Dynamics in the ISCNE Simulation

By John W. Parks. Edited by Jose Miguel This year’s ISCNE Army War College wargaming scenario was held at the Patterson School October 4-5, 2024. The scenario was attended by students representing China, India, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Russia, Tajikistan, and Uzbekistan. Issues regarding water resource and great power competition was at the heart of all negotiations.... Continue Reading →

October 31, 2024 0

Targeting Hamas Leadership

By Abigail BeDard Yahya Sinwar, leader of Hamas and architect of the October 7th attack on Israel, was killed by the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) on Wednesday, October 16th. Sinwar was killed in Tal as-Sultan, Rafah, by a group of Israeli soldiers while on a regular patrol. In video footage captured by an IDF drone... Continue Reading →

October 31, 2024 0

A UN Envoy’s Proposal for a Partition of Western Sahara is Rejected

By William Crawford A United Nation’s Envoy has recently suggested a partition of the disputed territory of Western Sahara. The rightful authority in the former Spanish colony has long been in dispute since its listing by the United Nations as a “Non-Self-Governing Territory” in 1963. Since the end of Spanish rule in the territory, both... Continue Reading →

October 31, 2024 0

Zelensky’s ‘Victory Plan’: Ukraine’s Bold Vision for 2025

By Matthew Grace Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky addressed his members of parliament with a “victory plan” to bolster Ukraine’s position to end the war with Russia in 2025. His address, also condemned China, Iran, and North Korea as a “coalition of criminals” for supporting the “gone mad” Vladimir Putin and his war mongering. His five... Continue Reading →

October 31, 2024 0

Anti-Kremlin Activist Killed While Serving in Ukraine’s Foreign Legion

By Matthew Grace On October 5th, the renowned Russian opposition activist, Ildar Dadin, was reported as having been killed in action while serving in a Ukrainian volunteer battalion according to the group that recruited him and held that he “remains a hero”. Dadin, callsign “Ghandhi”, joined the fight in June of 2023 and was killed... Continue Reading →

October 14, 2024 0

A Not-So-New Kazakhstan

Written by Allan Millward Kazakhstan's snap election for its lower house, the Majilis, was conducted on March 19th and has since concluded. Despite President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev's promises of "modernization" and a "New Kazakhstan" in response to protests last year, the results already cemented the current order. The President's ally in parliament, the Amanat (formerly Nur... Continue Reading →

March 27, 2023 0

Netanyahu vows to overhaul Supreme Court despite months of protests

Written by Bushra Bani-Salman Israel’s parliament has approved Netanyahu’s bill to make it more difficult to remove him from office. The law will take the removal power away from the attorney general and the courts and instead give it to the parliament. Furthermore, some proceedings would give the government more control over court appointments, restrict... Continue Reading →

March 27, 2023 0

Kazakhstan Announces Parliamentary Elections

by Allan Millward Almost a year after deadly anti-government riots engulfed the country, President Tokayev dissolved Kazakhstan's lower house of parliament, the Majjlis, and called for an election on March 19, 2023. The legislative election was initially slated for 2025 but was pushed up in response to last year's protests. The parliamentary election was not... Continue Reading →

January 30, 2023 0

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