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...
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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 ...
The Fight For Asia: Maritime Law and Assurances to American Allies
The United States and the People’s Republic of China are at a crossroads, with both states fighting to assert their influence over the Indo-Pacific. In particul...
Europe’s Crisis of Idealism as It Returns to Yalta
As Europe faces the return of great-power politics, the outcome of the war in Ukraine will not only shape the region’s future but also redefine the global...
A False Rebel in The Oval Office
Introduction In season 9 episode 14 of South Park, “It’s a Jersey Thing” the people of the United States, particularly the town of South Park,...
Calculating Conflict: The Strategic Roots of Mexican Inter-Cartel Warfare
In late September 2024, civil war erupted in the home of one of Mexico’s largest cartels––the Sinaloa cartel––after the abduction of two key leaders, Joaquín Gu...