Africa and the Atomic Bomb: Part I
“Africa and the Atomic Bomb” is a three-part series that explores Africa’s role in the global nuclear order by examining the complexity and variety of African relationships with…
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Sahar Khan
Managing Editor
Sahar Khan (@khansahar1) is an Editor at Inkstick. She is also a research fellow at the Cato Institute's Defense and Foreign Policy Studies department and adjunct faculty at American University's School of Public Affairs. 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, and Newsweek.
The Kremlin's Painfully Human Incompetence
As Czechia and Russia spar over revelations that a 2014 explosion at an arms depot came at the hands of the shadowy Russian military intelligence Unit 29155, the incident is turning out to…
The Quad Should Embrace Climate Action as its Core Mission
The Quad leaders’ summit in March of this year was widely covered as a coming out party for a previously rather obscure 4-nation group of China rivals — Japan, Australia, India, and of…
Why Are We So Vulnerable to Cyber Attacks?
The United States is reeling from yet another major cyber attack, this time on the Colonial Pipeline — a key piece of our critical infrastructure — by a ransomware gang from Eastern…
The Troublesome Remnants of a Cold War Relationship
Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Russian Minister of Foreign Affairs Sergey Lavrov are scheduled to meet in Reykjavik on the sidelines of the Arctic Council Ministerial on Thursday. The…
The Invisible Impact of Violence
The latest cycle of violence in Israel and Palestine is an infuriating tragedy. As of this writing, at least 212 Palestinians, including at least 61 children, have been killed in the Israeli…
Rebels with a Business Cause: Part II
This analysis was featured in Critical State, a weekly newsletter from Inkstick Media and The World. Subscribe here. Last week in Deep Dive, we looked at new research about how insurgents…
Israel’s Own Black Lives Matter Moment
The images and reports coming from Israel, Jerusalem and Gaza in recent days are shocking. They are also surprising to those who thought the 2020 Abraham Accords and subsequent…
Extremist Women and How to Counter Them
Amid images of men clad in body armor and outrageous costumes storming the Capitol on January 6, unnerving stories emerged of seemingly ordinary women participating alongside them. Rachel…
The Common Thread Within the Palestinian Protests
The world’s attention has turned again to deadly scenes of Israeli bombardment of the Gaza Strip and the launching of rockets by the militant group Hamas into Israel. It follows two…