Smart Power in Practice: Statecraft Strategy for a Multipolar World
Introduction The concept of smart power, first articulated by Joseph Nye in the early 2000s, has become a foundational framework for understanding how states na...
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Post-Castro, No Reform: Crafting a U.S. Strategy to Advance Cuban Freedom
When the United States loses sight of its foreign policy goals, decisions that affect millions of people often devolve into emblematic gestures and political th...
El Salvador’s Bitcoin Gamble: Lessons for a Digitally Financial Future
This summer, the United States made history. On July 18, Congress signed into law the GENIUS Act, the first major crypto legislation in the nation. What makes t...
The Cold War and Taiwan: A Lesson for Modern U.S. Diplomacy
The Cold War may feel like distant history, but its echoes are unmistakable in today’s geopolitical landscape as the United States once again arms foreign allie...
Code and Control: How AI is Reshaping US Border Control
In recent years, artificial intelligence (AI) has become a key component of the US Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) technological strategy, particu...
International Law Implications for the Expansion of U.S. Missile Defense Programs Topic
Is President Trump’s plan for a new domestic missile defense system in violation of the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty or the New START? Does it breach any pr...
Absurd New World
Introduction In Stanley Kubrick’s 1964 classic Dr. Strangelove, the United States foreign policy apparatus is satirically immobilized by absurdity as a nuclear ...
Strengthening U.S. Supply Chain Resilience: A Set of Policy Proposals
Introduction The increasing reliance of the world economy on advanced technologies—ranging from semiconductors and renewable power to defense systems—has cast a...
The Impact of US Tariffs and Deportation on Colombia
During President Donald Trump’s first week in office, he launched various controversial executive orders and policy changes targeting immigration, trade, and fo...
The Modern Colony: Cabotage Laws in Puerto Rico & the U.S.
Anchored by the waves of the Atlantic on one side and the Caribbean on the other, Puerto Rico is a sea-locked oasis that remains one of the few existing modern ...