5. Authors of the NCC

A list of authors, past and present

Eastern Europe and Russia Society Society, Culture, and Security Stefano Spensieri

Putin’s Precarious Position: Part Two

In Part Two, Stefano Spensieri discusses Putin’s consolidation of power through the suppression of free speech and control over Russian media, and the link to the assassination of Boris Nemtsov.

Culture Cyber Security and Emerging Threats Human Rights Iraq Islamic State Kabir Bhatia Peace & Conflict Studies Peace & Security Refugee Society Society, Culture, and Security Syria Terrorism The Middle East and North Africa

The Yazidis: Their Beliefs and the Basis of the Islamic-State-Led Genocide

Kabir Bhatia examines the Yazidi belief-system, and the justifications used by the Islamic State for the Yazidi genocide

Cyber Security and Emerging Threats Diplomatic Relations Israel Palestine Peace & Conflict Studies Peace & Security Zaid Al-Nassir

For Netanyahu, A Tough Road Ahead

Zaid examines the low in US-Israeli relations, and the ramifications of this lull in the coming few years.

Kazutaka Mayuzumi Security, Trade and the Economy

Has Creative Destruction Gone Too Far?

Kazutaka discusses how technological innovation since the Industrial Revolution has resulted in new jobs to be created at an unprecedented rate, but is technology beginning to take over human beings in the workplace?

Asia-Pacific Brian Merry China Diplomatic Relations France International Relations Investment Security, Trade and the Economy The United States of America Western Europe

Will China’s New Bank Shift the Global Balance of Power?

As strong Western European countries invest in China’s new bank, Brian Merry discusses its implications on the US as China seeks to shape a modified order.

Adena Eliasoph Expanding Community Global Horizons Society, Culture, and Security

A Ticket Forward: The Transformative Power of Travel

Adena Eliasoph explores the extent to which the non-profit industry can capitalize on the process of globalization, and the social benefits that can be derived by cultivating and galvanizing a culture of globally minded travelers dedicated to paying it forward.