An interview with Professor Richard Downie, a Professor in the USC M.A. in Global Security Studies Program On January 3, 2026, the United States military captured Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores. The couple is currently in…
Read More U.S. Involvement in Venezuela: Oil, drugs, and the Trump Corollary
Since the collapse of Somalia’s central government in 1991, the country has been experiencing conflict. This collapse was followed up by uprisings against the military dictatorship, ultimately leading to a full-scale civil war. These conditions created widespread human rights abuses,…
Read More Somalia and the Struggle for Stability and Survival
American foreign policy and intervention have always been a measure to scope how to respond to various crises and issues globally, as well as a main point of focus in the developing international system. So when asked to comment on…
Read More U.S. Policy Toward Nuclear North Korea: Navigating Deterrence, Diplomacy, and Trade
In recent years, the South China Sea has turned into one of the world’s most contested waters - a crisis where national pride, economic ambition, and global power politics all collide. China, the Philippines, Vietnam, Malaysia, and Brunei have intensified…
Read More South China Sea at a Tipping Point: Maritime Chaos Explained
On September 9, 2025 around 19 to 23 Russian drones entered Polish airspace before being intercepted and shot down by Polish and NATO fighter jets causing immense public and global outrage. The incident is considered the most serious security violation…
Read More NATO at the Crossroads: Poland’s Drone Crisis Explained
The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has long been a battleground for competing rebel factions, with women bearing the brunt of the violence. The recent attack on Munzenze prison in Goma on February 5, 2025, stands as a grim…
Read More Defending the Defenseless: Protecting Women in the DRC Amid Rising Rebel Violence
In rural Nepal, thousands of boys and young men undergo rigorous military training. They aspire to become Gurkhas, some of the most feared and respected soldiers in the world, whose military prowess is so highly regarded that foreign militaries and…
Read More Future of the Gurkhas and the India-Nepal Relationship
North Korea and Russia displayed a positive political relationship during the Cold War, beginning in the later half of the 1900s. With the Russian invasion of Ukraine, North Korea seems to have renewed its relationship with Russia through political support…
Pressure mounts on Western Europe to export much-needed tanks to Ukraine.
GPI Fellow Erika Chagin reports on her experience at the United Nations.
