Ian Wallace

On the Edge at the Roof of Eurasia: Counternarcotics' Tajikistan Problem
Wednesday, September 25, 2019 - 00:00
In this article by SAM’s former intern Ian Wallace, he discusses why the US, Russia, and China are providing Tajikistan with counternarcotics security assistance, and why that aid is contributing to a quasi state-run drug cartel.
Security Assistance in Focus: Lebanon's 4th Land Border Regiment
Friday, August 2, 2019 - 08:06

In the fourth of SAM's Security Assistance in Focus Series, we profile on the Department of Defense's (DoD) support to Lebanon's 4th Land Border Regiment.  

Egypt: Six years after the coup, what has US military assistance bought us?
Monday, July 22, 2019 - 08:14

July 3rd marked the sixth anniversary of the 2013 coup in Egypt, which ousted the now deceased President Mohammed Morsi. Despite years of upheaval and multiple regime changes, U.S. military assistance to Egypt has continued mostly uninterrupted.