Biden is Competing with Republicans on China
When the Biden administration presented the annual Pentagon budget to Congress this month, one of the items it highlighted is a dramatic increase in spending to cope with China. The Pentagon…
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Sahar Khan
Managing Editor
Sahar Khan (@khansahar1) is the Managing Editor at Inkstick. She is also a research fellow at the Cato Institute's Defense and Foreign Policy Studies department. Sahar holds a PhD in political science from the University of California, Irvine; a MPP from the Harris School of Public Policy, University of Chicago; and, a BA from Ohio Wesleyan University. Sahar's work has appeared in various well-known sources, such as The Diplomat, Axios, The Hill, South Asian Voices, and Newsweek.
Military Spouses on Why the Iraq War Legacy Still Lives on
Today marks 20 years since the United States invaded Iraq. Last week, the Senate got ready to vote on a bipartisan bill that would finally repeal the dangerous and outdated 2002 Iraq War…
Feminist Foreign Policy Lessons on the Iraq War Anniversary
Twenty years ago, the United States invaded Iraq. The intervention was based on lies, opposed by millions of people worldwide, and violated international law. The consequences of that…
Brazilian Engineers Hold Back the Rain
Communities across the globe are facing more frequent and more extreme weather events, and Brazil is no different. Whether the issue is flooding or drought, disruptions to infrastructure can…
The Slow and Steady Regulation of Cryptocurrency
Several months ago, the collapse of FTX, a major cryptocurrency exchange headquartered in the Bahamas, highlighted an important fact: The cryptocurrency sector has been subject to relatively…
Biden Is Following Trump’s Lead on Israel-Palestine
The last year has seen a horrific rise in violence by the Israeli government against Palestinians — especially across the Israeli-occupied West Bank. Raids by Israeli troops have been…
Instead of War, Prepare for Peace
You would be hard-pressed to find a town anywhere across the United States without a firehouse or fire department. Along with a post office and town hall, it’s all but standard issue. But…
Don’t Make Taiwan Our Newest Forever War
Representative Tom Tiffany (R-Wisc.) first introduced legislation calling for the United States to resume formal diplomatic relations with Taiwan in September 2022. It created significant…
Jimmy Carter’s Call to Ban Mines and Clusters Is Still Urgent
In the aftermath of former President Jimmy Carter’s transition to hospice care, I was heartened to learn of his early support for the Mine Ban Treaty and the Convention on Cluster…
The Struggle to Save Iraq’s Marshes
On the morning of Feb.1, 2023, Jassim al-Assadi was making the 60-mile drive from the central Iraqi city of Hillah to Baghdad with his cousin. Al-Assadi, a prominent environmentalist…