Christopher Solomon chronicles the evolution of Hayat Tahrir al Sham in Syria. HTS is a hardline group committed to replacing the Assad government with an Islamic state. As a fighting force, HTS has ...

Artificial Intelligence (AI) is more than a technological breakthrough—it is a transformative force shaping the future economy, security landscape, global power dynamics, and daily life. The US, along ...

As the former Director of the Wilson Center’s Wahba Institute for Strategic Competition, Mark Kennedy (U.S. Congress, 2001-07 MN) defined paths to strengthening the alliances, technology, and economic ...

Implications and Key Takeaways China’s success at diaspora mobilization remains largely limited, and rhetoric about a ‘whole-of-society’ threat is not just alarmist and distracting—it is ...

Since its creation in December 1987, Hamas has invoked militant interpretations of Islam to spearhead a Sunni extremist movement committed to destroying Israel. Hamas distanced itself from the ...

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China’s global footprint isn’t just an economic one, it’s an environmental one. From BRI investments in Africa and Asia to its growing presence in Latin America, understanding China’s motivations, who ...

Dr. Rebecca Pincus was the Director of the Polar Institute at the Wilson Center in Washington, DC. Previously, she was on the faculty at the US Naval War College, in the Center for Naval Warfare ...

The Mexico Institute seeks to improve understanding, communication, and cooperation between Mexico and the United States by promoting original research, encouraging public discussion, and proposing ...

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Dr. Benjamin N. Gedan was director of the Wilson Center’s Latin America Program. He also serves as an adjunct professor at Johns Hopkins University. He is a former South America director on the ...

US-China competition has been intensifying in Southeast Asia, a region of immense strategic significance given its economic heft, geostrategic location next to major sea lanes, and diplomatic ...