Conflict, Power & Political Risk
North Korea Nuclear Program
Last Updated: January 9, 2026TEMPORAL SCOPE:2002 – present(from the collapse of sustained safeguards access and the emergence of recurring crisis bargaining cycles) GEOGRAPHIC CONTEXT:Korean...
Iran Nuclear Negotiations
Last Updated: January 2, 2026TEMPORAL SCOPE: 2002 – 2018 (from the exposure of Iran’s undeclared nuclear facilities through the negotiation, implementation, and U.S. withdrawal...
War on Terror Strategy
Last Updated: January 2, 2026TEMPORAL SCOPE: 2001 – 2016 (from the September 11 attacks through the end of the Obama administration) GEOGRAPHIC CONTEXT: Global...
Syrian Civil War
Last Updated: January 2, 2026TEMPORAL SCOPE: 2011 – present GEOGRAPHIC CONTEXT: Syria and the regional/international system (fragmented sovereign state; civil war with internationalized intervention;...
Israeli-Palestinian Conflict
Last Updated: January 2, 2026TEMPORAL SCOPE: 2000 – present (from the Second Intifada through recurrent cycles of escalation, governance fragmentation, and the most recent...
Russia-Ukraine War
Last Updated: January 2, 2026TEMPORAL SCOPE: February 2022 – Present (with analytical cut-off at [specified date]) GEOGRAPHIC CONTEXT: Eastern Europe and the broader international...
US-China Strategic Competition
Last Updated: January 2, 2026TEMPORAL SCOPE: 2008 – present (from China’s post–Global Financial Crisis rise and increasing global assertiveness through the current phase of...
Cold War Nuclear Deterrence
Last Updated: January 2, 2026Temporal Scope: 1947–1991Geographic Context: Global international system (bipolar) Case Trigger & Strategic Problem The emergence of nuclear weapons after World...