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Defense & SecurityAfghanistan, Iraq, ISIS, Terrorism, United States

After Almost Twenty Years, America’s “War on Terrorism” Resembles Insanity

John Arias

September 11th, 2020 will mark the nineteenth year since the attacks in New York and Washington, D.C. For those nineteen years, terrorism underpinned U.S. foreign policy decision making. As a result,…

Defense & SecurityGreece, NATO, Turkey, United States

Kastellorizo is the Key to Turkish & Greek Ambitions in the Eastern Mediterranean

Jack Dulgarian

“Greece can live inside the dream world of its past… Now it is time to sit at the table for the solution of chronic problems in the Aegean.” – Retired…

Defense & SecurityCOVID-19, Cyber Security, United States

COVID-19 & Global Cybersecurity: Urgent Action is Needed

Leo S.F. Lin

COVID-19 has impacted our lives in many aspects; one of them is the emerging trend in cybersecurity threats on a global scale. Many governments have reported an increase in cyber…

Defense & SecurityCOVID-19, Disinformation, International Security, Public Health, Social Media, Terrorism

Social Media’s Role in Disaster Preparedness & Crisis Management

Mohamed ELDoh

There were over 4.5 billion active internet users around the world as of January 2020—roughly 60 percent of the global population. In an average month, over 3 billion are active…

Defense & SecurityIran, United States

Post-Soleimani, Iran is a Major Cyber Threat to the U.S., Europe, and the Middle East

Mohamed ELDoh

An overview of recent public unrest in Iran and the elimination of Qasem Soleimani Civil unrest in Iran has been mounting for the past several months. Sparked by an increase…

Defense & SecurityChina, North Korea, Russia, United States

Nuclear Damage Limitation in an Era of Great Power Competition

Richard Purcell

Editor's note: This is the second piece in a two-part series examining the role of damage limitation strategy in U.S. nuclear war planning. Read part one here. With the apparent…

Defense & SecurityNuclear Deterrence, Nuclear Weapons, Russia, United States

A History of Damage Limitation in U.S. Nuclear War Planning

Richard Purcell

The concept of nuclear damage limitation dates back to the early 1960s. Robert McNamara, Secretary of Defense during the Kennedy and Johnson administrations, described it as “the ability to reduce…

Defense & Security

Climate Security is National Security

Joanna Rozpedowski

Between 2008-2012 over 144 million people were displaced by a sudden onset of disasters in more than 122 countries, a number far higher than the number of refugees and internally…

Defense & SecurityIraq, ISIS, Syria, Terrorism, United States

Now That Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi is Dead, What Next?

Alan Lis

Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, the leader of the Islamic State, was killed on the 26th of October in a raid carried out by U.S. Special Forces when he detonated a suicide…

Defense & SecurityGeorgia, NATO, Russia, United States

NATO Membership and Georgia’s Democratic Future

Miro Popkhadze

The North Atlantic Treaty Organization is the most powerful alliance in history. Since World War Two, with American leadership, NATO has guaranteed the security, stability, and prosperity of the international order. It protected…

Defense & SecurityIran, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, United States

Yemen is a Battleground in Iran’s Proxy War Against the U.S. and Saudi Arabia

Alan Lis

As the world’s attention is increasingly focused on Iranian aggression in the Persian Gulf, it’s essential to look at the civil war in Yemen, a battlefield in the proxy fight…

Defense & SecurityAsia, China, Russia, United States

Termination of INF Treaty Could Spark Arms Race in Asia

Pranay Kumar Shome

By terminating of the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces (INF) treaty, a key Cold War-era arms control pact, the United States and Russia have reignited the risk of a global arms race. On…