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The common consensus amongst political scientists on democratization is that it is a long process with an unpredictable timeline for each individual case study. However, with regards to the democratization of Iraq, there is a commonly held belief that it has failed within the span of a decade and there is little hope of improvement in the near future.

John Mitton has been awarded first prize in the 2016 Journal of Military and Strategic Studies (JMSS) Annual Award of Excellence for his essay: "History, Science, and the Study of Rivalry in International Relations."

Read PhD Candidate John Mitton's latest article: "Alliances of Convenience: The implications of a regional strategy against ISIS."

Read John Mitton's latest article for the CDA Institute Blog: The Forum, "Re-​Assessing Red Lines: What the conventional wisdom misses about the 2013 Chemical Weapons Crisis in Syria."

Whether it's in the swimming pool or the classroom, Jeremy Ryant has a competitor's drive to succeed — and a humanitarian's desire to help others.

PhD candidates John Mitton, Andrea Lane, Michelle Legassicke and Susan Manning, along with MA Candidate Callee Luddington, have all been recognized with very prestigious awards, scholarships, and grants.

Contemporary Security Policy awards the Bernard Brodie Prize annually to the author(s) of an outstanding article published in the journal the previous year.