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Defense & SecurityAl Qaeda, European Union, ISIS, United Kingdom

U.K. Statutory Prevent Duty: The Creation and Consequences of a Police-State

Antonio Perra

Introduced by Section 26 of the Counter-Terrorism and Security Act 2015, the Prevent Duty seeks to prevent people from being drawn into terrorism by leveraging on the notion of “non-violent…

Defense & SecurityEuropean Union, Georgia, NATO, Russia, United States

Georgia Realizes Strategic Significance Amidst Tense Russia-NATO Relations

Anna J. Davidson

Georgia seeks closer ties with NATO while the regions of Abkhazia and South Ossetia remain occupied by Russia. In the South Caucuses, the Republic of Georgia is caught in the…

Defense & SecurityRussia, Syria, Turkey, Ukraine

Russia Transfers Five Warships Out of Caspian Sea

Joshua Kucera

This story was originally published by Eurasianet. Russia has transferred at least five warships out of the Caspian Sea into European waters in response to threats in that theater, at…

Defense & SecurityFrance, Qatar, Russia, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, United States

Saudi Arabia Threatens Military Action if Qatar Purchases Russian S-400 Air Defense System

Joshua Ball

Saudi Arabia Seeks to Prevent Qatar from Buying the Russian S-400 Air Defense System. According to reports in the French newspaper Le Monde, Saudi Arabia has asked the government of France to…

Defense & SecurityNetherlands, Russia, United Kingdom, United States

In-Depth: Russian Active Measures, Information Warfare, and Big Data in the 2016 Presidential Election

Sophia Porotsky

Russian Information Warfare and Active Measures in the 2016 U.S. Presidential Election “Part of the misinformation, disinformation campaign that was launched was launched in three key states, Wisconsin, Michigan, and…

Defense & SecurityIran, Israel, Russia, Syria, United States

Escalation in Syria After Israel Strikes 70 Iranian Targets

Joshua Ball

There has been a serious escalation in Syria between Israel and Iran.In the early hours of May 10, 2018, Iranian forces in Syria reportedly launched 20 rockets against Israeli targets…

Defense & SecurityHezbollah, Iran, Israel, Lebanon, Syria, United States

Israeli Military on ‘High Alert’ in Anticipation of Iranian Attack

Joshua Ball

The Israeli army is on high alert with defense systems being deployed in anticipation of an Iranian attack.In Washington and in Israel, there is a growing concern that Iran may…

Defense & SecurityAl Qaeda, ISIS, Libya, Somalia, Syria, Yemen

The Resurrection of Al-Qaeda

Bruce Hoffman

With the demise of the Islamic State, a revived al-Qaeda and its affiliates should now be considered the world’s top terrorist threat. While the self-proclaimed Islamic State has dominated the…

Defense & SecurityEuropean Union, Russia, Ukraine, United States

American and Bulgarian Weapons Shipments Enter Ukraine

Gabriella Gricius

The war in Ukraine enters a new phase with the delivery of U.S. Javelin anti-tank missiles. The recent announcement by the United States of Javelin anti-tank missile system shipments to…

Defense & SecurityFrance, Netherlands, Russia, United Kingdom, United States

Russian Election Interference Campaign Was a Well-Oiled Information Warfare Machine

Joshua Ball

The Russian government developed and implemented a "full-spectrum" disinformation machine to influence the political system in the United States.The attempt to influence the 2016 U.S. election through social media is…

Defense & SecurityChina, North Korea, United States

5 Predictions of Major Global Security Threats in 2018

Joshua Ball

Predictions for the Islamic State, the global economy, ongoing tensions with North Korea, climate change, and the fallout from the massive cyber attacks of 2017. Editor's note: This video…

Defense & SecurityEuropean Union, Russia, Ukraine

OSCE Drones Reintroduced into Ukraine’s Donbass and Donetsk Warzones

Gabriella Gricius

The OSCE is reintroducing long-range unmanned drones to Ukraine's Donetsk and Luhansk Regions. Two years after drone operations were suspended in August 2016, the OSCE has elected to again introduce…