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Defense & SecurityBelarus, European Union, Hungary, Russia

European Union Extends Arms Embargo Against Belarus

Gabriella Gricius

On February 14, 2018, European Union officials voted to extend the EU arms embargo against Belarus for another year. These measures include “an arms embargo, ban on the export of…

Defense & SecurityEuropean Union, NATO, Russia, United States

Russia Poised to Challenge U.S. & NATO Allies for Military Dominance

Jeff Seldin

Russia’s campaign to modernize and strengthen its armed forces is increasingly putting U.S. and European forces at risk, with some defense officials raising concerns Moscow’s military soon could challenge the…

Defense & SecurityChina, Russia, United States

U.S. Lacks Strategy to Combat Foreign Interference in 2018

Joshua Ball

The U.S. lacks a strategy to combat Russian interference, as China is rapidly expanding its foreign influence efforts.On March 6, The U.S. Director of National Intelligence told a Senate Armed…

Defense & SecurityChina, United States, Vietnam

U.S. Aircraft Carrier Visits Vietnamese Port for First Time Since Vietnam War

Joshua Ball

A U.S. Navy aircraft carrier has visited a Vietnamese port for the first time since the end of the Vietnam War in 1975. The visit is seen as a sign…

Defense & SecurityRussia, United States

Special Counsel Charges Russian Nationals Involved in U.S. Elections Interference

GSR Staff

The office of Special Counsel Robert Mueller has announced the indictment of 13 Russian nationals for their involvement in influence operations targeting the United States. A federal grand jury investigating…

Defense & SecurityRussia, Syria, Turkey, United States

Russia Presented an Ultimatum to Kurdish Authorities in Syria Before Turkish Assault

Joshua Ball

Turkish ground offensive into Kurdish-controlled Syrian region of Afrin targets forces backed by the U.S. Turkey's military offensive into the northwestern enclave of Afrin launched Saturday, amid anger at a…

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

Major Israeli Air Strikes Target Iranian and Syrian Military Installations

Joshua Ball

Israeli air strikes against Iranian and Syrian targets are the most significant since the Syrian civil war began—raising fears of escalation and war. The Israeli military says its air force…

Defense & SecurityChina, Iran, North Korea, Russia, United States, Venezuela

Geopolitical Hotspots: The World in 2018

James M. Lindsay

Two thousand seventeen had its fair share of big news stories. The same will be true of 2018. Some of those stories undoubtedly will be a surprise. Not many experts…

Defense & SecurityInformation Security, Russia, United States

Analyzing Russian Information Warfare and Influence Operations

Sophia Porotsky

Social media and the access it provides to voter data give Russian active measures the ability to influence the outcome of an election “Part of the misinformation, disinformation campaign that…

Defense & SecurityGeorgia, Russia, Ukraine, United States

Ukraine’s “Occupied Territories” Law is Enacted as Donbas Conflict Persists

Gabriella Gricius

While the world's eyes remain fixed on the Korean Peninsula, Ukraine remains embroiled in a nearly four-year-long civil war against Russian-backed separatists. On January 18, 2018, the Ukrainian parliament passed…

Defense & SecurityChina, Russia, United States, Vietnam

The U.S. and Vietnam Are Expanding Areas of Military Cooperation

Joshua Ball

As the U.S. shifts its national security priorities to confront a rising China and an assertive Russia, military cooperation with countries like Vietnam will be critical to deterring aggressive behavior.…

Defense & SecurityNetherlands, Russia, United States

Russian Hacker Group Cozy Bear Was Hacked By Dutch Intelligence Service

Joshua Ball

The Netherlands' AIVD gave the FBI critical evidence of the Russian government's involvement in the 2016 hacking of the U.S. Democratic National Committee.The Dutch General Intelligence and Security Service (AIVD)—the…