Jack Stein
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A New Nuclear Age? U.S. Policy and Proliferation Concerns
The date is 14 December, 1994. American President Bill Clinton, Russian President Boris Yeltsin and Ukrainian President Leonid Kravchuk gleefully shake hands in Moscow for international media to capture. They are celebrating a historical trilateral agreement, The Budapest Memorandum, that will shape the future of nuclear proliferation. On the dawn of its independence in 1991, Read more
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Russia’s Full Scale Invasion of Ukraine: Four Years Later
On the night of 24 February 2022, Vladimir Putin appeared on Russian state television to give an address. We now know that this was the start of the deadliest and longest conflict on the European continent since the second World War. While difficult to verify, the estimate of total casualties sits around 1.8 million. Russia’s Read more
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Opinion: Minneapolis Was Not a Mistake – What Happens Next Is Worse
After months of Supreme Court sanctioned racial profiling, chaos infused raids, and detentions of U.S. citizens, the killing of 37-year-old Renee Nicole Good has brought the national debate over ICE to a fever pitch. On Wednesday, January 7, the mother of three was fatally shot by an ICE officer in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Instant Reactions Mere Read more
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Burkina Faso: Security and Sovereignty in the Sahel
Burkina Faso, a little known country sitting in the heart of Africa’s Sahel region, is making headlines for its new leader’s youth, charisma and ambition. Ibrahim Traoré, a 37 year-old military captain, assumed the role of interim president following a coup d’etat in 2022. In just a few short years, Traoré has played a big Read more