What will keep ships — and people — safer in the Gulf of Guinea? Simon Rotzer, Sayed Riyadi, Kayla Marie Reno, Curie Maharani, Brandon Prins, Anup Phayal, and Aaron Gold - June 9, 2022 Here’s an update on piracy incidents
Fights over marine boundaries are creating safe zones for pirates Brandon Prins, Anup Phayal, and Aaron Gold - August 4, 2021 New research reveals how contested waters have become maritime hot spots
Donors are cutting food aid for refugees in Rwanda. That’s devastating for people unable to work. Erika Frydenlund - May 24, 2021 Half these refugees have been in this camp for more than 20 years, unable to move forward with their lives.
Colombia is letting hundreds of thousands of Venezuelans stay. What can other countries learn? Katherine Palacio, Jose J. Padilla, and Erika Frydenlund - March 10, 2021 This new model might challenge assumptions about ‘safe and orderly migration’
Biden will stop the U.S. troop drawdown in Germany, but also push for smaller deployments around the world Michael Allen, Michael Flynn, and Carla Martinez-Machain - February 10, 2021 Our research reveals what helps U.S. military basing succeed
How Catalonia’s push for independence has scrambled Spanish politics Nafees Hamid, Hammad Sheikh, and Clara Pretus - December 12, 2019 Parties have a hard time building coalitions when they are so polarized on one issue.
Trump wants South Korea and Japan to pay more for defense Michael Allen, Michael Flynn, and Carla Martinez-Machain - November 25, 2019 What does it cost to maintain the U.S. military presence in allied countries?
Russian propaganda isn’t as effective as you may think Theodore Gerber and Hannah Chapman - September 4, 2019 Our research shows it only influences neighboring countries’ citizens on subjects they know little about
Somali pirates just hijacked an oil tanker. Here’s what pirates want — and where they strike. Ursula Daxecker, Brandon Prins, and Anup Phayal - March 14, 2017 [caption id="attachment_52619" align="aligncenter" width="960"] A Philippine Coast Guard boat, left,
The Kremlin blamed our work when it declared Russia’s most respected polling firm a ‘foreign agent.’ Theodore Gerber and Jane Zavisca - September 17, 2016 [caption id="attachment_46299" align="aligncenter" width="960"] Red Square, with St. Basil's Cathedral