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American University School of International Service on The Conversation
By:   ['Anders C. Hardig', 'Anthony W. Fontes', 'Benjamin Jensen', 'Boaz Atzili', 'Carolyn Gallaher', 'David Banks', 'Elizabeth Thompson', 'Garret Martin', 'Gordon Adams', 'Jordan Tama']
Date: Date:2021-06-22 18:59:35+00:00

Mahmud Hams / AFP/Getty Images and Mahmoud Issa/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images. May 18, 2021 Both Israel and Hamas are aiming to look strong, instead of finding a way out of their endless war In most wars, each side’s aggression is meant to get the other side to back down. But that’s not the case with how Israeli and Palestinian leaders have conducted their long-running war.

AP Photo/Pavel Rahman March 12, 2021 Bangladesh at 50: A nation created in violence and still bearing scars of a troubled birth Pakistan, created during the 1947 partition, comprised two geographical areas, separated by over a thousand miles. The fault lines between the two regions resulted in the birth of Bangladesh.

AP Photo/Thein Zaw February 8, 2021 The military coup in Myanmar presents opportunities to Buddhist nationalists The roots of Buddhist nationalism in Myanmar go back to colonial days. Those behind the military coup are seeking to harness it to legitimize the seizure of power.

Agela Weiss/AFP via Getty Images January 27, 2021 Biden faces the world: 5 foreign policy experts explain US priorities – and problems – after Trump Biden wants to restore US global leadership after four years of Trump’s isolationism and antagonism. These are some of the challenges and opportunities he’ll face, from China to Latin America.

Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call) December 9, 2020 Foreign policy is Biden’s best bet for bipartisan action, experts say – but GOP is unlikely to join him on climate change A survey of 800 foreign policy experts identified four international issues where Republicans and Democrats may actually cooperate to get something done – and one area of severe disagreement.

Google Art Project November 20, 2020 Why it’s important to see women as capable … of terrible atrocities Women continue to be stereotyped as passive and meek. For this reason, international courts often let women war criminals off the hook.

Omar Marques/Getty Images October 27, 2020 Viktor Orbán’s use and misuse of religion serves as a warning to Western democracies Once an atheist, Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban embraced Christianity on his way to power – and has used it to consolidate his position since.

AP Photo/Evan Vucci October 7, 2020 What happens to national security and foreign relations if the president is incapacitated? The country is not completely rudderless, even if many senior officials are quarantining to help curb the spread of the coronavirus.

AP Photo/Dar Yasin, File October 6, 2020 As Bangladesh hosts over a million Rohingya refugees, a scholar explains what motivated the country to open up its borders A scholar who spent time in refugee camps argues that Bangladesh’s culture as well as a painful history of a war in which 10 million sought refuge played a role in the country’s opening up of its borders.

Lee Jackson/Topical Press Agency/Getty Images) August 3, 2020 How the failures of the 1919 Versailles Peace Treaty set the stage for today’s anti-racist uprisings Suffering a pandemic and the aftermath of a war that killed 50 million, the world in 1920 faced a turning point as it negotiated a new political order. As today, the key issue was racial inequality.

U.S. Air Force photo by J.M. Eddins Jr. May 12, 2020 Government cybersecurity commission calls for international cooperation, resilience and retaliation In the murky world of cyber espionage and cyber warfare, effective deterrence has long been considered out of reach. A government report argues it’s time to change that.

Sasko Lazarov/RollingNews.ie/PA Images via Getty Images April 9, 2020 Clear, consistent health messaging critical to stemming epidemics and limiting coronavirus deaths When a government’s health messaging during a crisis is inconsistent or unrealistic, it engenders the kind of confusion, misinformation and non-cooperation seen in the US and UK.

AP Photo/Andre Penner April 9, 2020 Coronavirus: Developing economies are getting crushed – here’s why their rich neighbors should help them While countries like the US and Italy have been among the hardest hit, the pandemic is severely straining the health systems and economies of countries across the world.

AP Photo/Pavel Rahman, File February 18, 2020 Conservative Islamic views are gaining ground in secular Bangladesh and curbing freedom of expression In recent years Bangladesh has seen an increase in attacks on religious minorities. A scholar explains how certain extreme views on how Islam is to be followed are taking center stage in the country.

AP Photo/Francisco Seco January 30, 2020 Britain’s Brexit divorce is here – but the bickering over alimony payments and who gets the house is only beginning Even though the UK is officially out of the EU on Jan. 31, it'll take at least another 11 months of negotiations before its departure is complete.

AP/David Goldman December 20, 2019 From Vietnam to Afghanistan, all US governments lie US officials have consistently lied over decades about progress in the Afghanistan war. The lies are no surprise, writes a foreign affairs scholar – but they have profound consequences.

AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta November 26, 2019 Syria military presence risks US credibility with world community In northern Syria, Trump has caused U.S. allies and rivals to view American commitments in a new, uncertain light. Other countries may now shift to depend less on the U.S., weakening national power.
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