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Defense & SecurityInformation Security, Russia, United States

Facebook, Compromised: How Russia Manipulated U.S. Voters

Sophia Porotsky

Information Warfare: Russia's "Active Measures."Conceptually, Information warfare is by no means a new concept. However, the broad reach of social media has created an entirely new and highly effective avenue…

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

Cyber Deterrence: Cybersecurity’s Next Phase

Dorothy Denning

Can we reduce the likelihood of digital attacks? Cyber attackers pose many threats to a wide range of targets. Russia, for example, was accused of hacking Democratic Party computers throughout…

Deterrence & Foreign PolicyIran, Russia, Syria, United States

Russia is Planning to Remain in Syria for the Long-Term

Moritz Pieper

Russia’s decision to withdraw from Syria isn’t about how to leave, but how to stay Standing on the Russian military airbase at Khmeimim on his December visit to Syria, Vladimir…

Deterrence & Foreign PolicyChina, ISIS, North Korea, Russia, United Kingdom, United States, Zimbabwe

10 Most Significant Global Events of 2017

James M. Lindsay

Last year a lot of people were asking if 2016 was the worst year ever. (It wasn’t.) I haven’t seen anyone making similar claims about 2017, but that doesn’t mean…

Defense & SecurityChina, North Korea, Russia

China Constructing Refugee Camps Along North Korean Border

Joshua Ball

China is reportedly building multiple refugee camps along the North Korean border. A leaked document published on the Chinese microblogging site Weibo, states that China is constructing numerous refugee camps capable…

Defense & SecurityChina, Iran, Russia, United States

Following the Developing Iranian Cyber Threat

Dorothy Denning

Iran is one of the leading cyberspace adversaries of the United States. It emerged as a cyber threat a few years later than Russia and China and has so far…

Government & PoliticsBrazil, Cambodia, European Union, Hungary, Iraq, Italy, Mexico, Pakistan, Russia, United States

10 Elections to Watch in 2018

James M. Lindsay

Millions of people around the world voted in elections this year. The French elected Emmanuel Macron president, while South Koreans elected Moon Jae-in president. Iran’s President Hassan Rouhani won reelection…

Defense & SecurityChina, Russia, Syria

China to Deploy Special Forces Units to Syria

Joshua Ball

China will deploy troops to Syria for the second time since 2015 to assist the Syrian Government. China will send troops to Syria to aid President Bashar Al-Assad’s forces, according…

Deterrence & Foreign PolicyChina, India, Philippines, Russia, Thailand, United States, Vietnam

Why is the South China Sea So Important to the U.S.?

Leszek Buszynski

The U.S. should "send China a clear signal that, first, the island-building stops, and second, your access to those islands also is not going to be allowed." Donald Trump’s nominee…

Defense & SecurityIran, ISIS, Israel, Jordan, Lebanon, Qatar, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Syria, United States

The Race for Syria after the Islamic State

Udi Dekel

Increasing signs are pointing to the impending fall of the Islamic State in Syria, which has suffered a series of defeats in recent months. The territory in eastern Syria that…

Deterrence & Foreign PolicyIran, Russia, Saudi Arabia, United States

Geopolitical Shifts in the Middle East

Cyril Widdershoven

The emergence of a Russian-Iranian-Turkish triangle is a new reality. The Western hegemony in the MENA region has ended, and not in a shy way, but with a long list…

Defense & SecurityChina, Japan, North Korea, Russia, South Korea, United States

North Korea Launches ICBM Capable of Reaching Continental U.S.

Joshua Ball

North Korea has launched an intercontinental ballistic missile that is capable of hitting anywhere in the continental United States. On November 28, 2017, North Korea conducted a test launch of a…