Writing
Why Iran and the UAE joined BRICS, and why their reasons were not the same
An extended essay reading both accessions through Kuik Cheng-Chwee's framework of hedging behavior among smaller states.
The demolition of Königsberg Castle, 1967–1969
How the Soviet decision to level the castle and the failure of the building meant to replace it shaped the postwar identity of Kaliningrad.
The drone arms race in Myanmar's civil war
Cheap airframes, improvised munitions, and what happens to a long insurgency when both sides gain an air force.
Overdevelopment in South Florida against Everglades restoration mandates
An examination of where the county's growth pressure and its conservation commitments actually collide, including at the Urban Development Boundary.