Recent Events
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Center’s Iran Discussion Featured in New York Post
Can the Trump administration do in Iran what it pulled off in Venezuela last month? Daniel McCarthy, the editor of Modern Age, wrote about the Center’s recent discussion with Sina Azodi and Alex Vatanka for the New York Post. Read it here.
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Greenland: U.S. Interests, Options, and Allies
President Donald Trump isn’t the first American official to express interest in Greenland but might well be the most forceful in asserting this interest, insisting that the United States needs the massive island and focusing on “ownership” rather than other possible arrangements. This has provoked considerable concern from Greenlanders, from Denmark (which today “owns” Greenland),
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What Comes Next in Venezuela?
President Donald Trump has decapitated Venezuela’s socialist government and shaken up regional and global politics with his daring operation to capture—and effectively depose—the country’s president, Nicolás Maduro, who now awaits trial in New York. Yet Mr. Trump’s apparent plan to use the carrot of U.S. investment and renewed economic growth, as well as the stick
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Iraq After the 2025 Elections
The November 2025 Iraqi elections produced strong results for incumbent Prime Minister Muhammad al-Sudani and saw a high voter turnout. Masoud Barzani’s KDP and Muhammad Halbusi’s Taqaddum also performed well. Nevertheless, government formation will likely require months of negotiations. The Shi’a Coordination Framework will advance its own vision for a governing coalition, while Muqtada al-Sadr
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Great Power Competition in Central Asia
Central Asia has long been subject to the influence of Russia and China, as their proximity and historical relationships with these states have fostered longstanding strategic and economic ties. While American engagement with the Central Asian States has intensified as the U.S. seeks to access critical minerals, transportation corridors, and energy resources, centuries of Russian
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