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Defense & SecurityAmericas, Brazil, China, Colombia, International Security, Russia, United States, Venezuela

Crisis in Venezuela: Economic Collapse, Violent Unrest, and Human Survival

Joshua Ball

Venezuela is in the throes of a political and economic crisis. By no means a newfound concept for Venezuelans, this time is different. As the conflicts in Ukraine and the…

Defense & SecurityInformation Security, Russia, United States

Cambridge Analytica: The Darker Side of Big Data

Sophia Porotsky

The "election management" company uses big data and psychometric profiling in operations designed to suppress voter segments. Before closer scrutiny of the implications of the Trump campaign’s use of Cambridge…

Government & PoliticsRussia

Imagining Post-Putin Russia

Peter Rutland

On July 21, Vladimir Putin was asked at an audience with schoolchildren what he will do when he retires. He replied, “I haven’t decided yet if I will leave the…

Defense & SecurityAmericas, Brazil, China, Colombia, Hezbollah, International Security, Iran, Lebanon, Russia, Syria, Venezuela

Solving the Economic & Security Crisis in Venezuela

Joshua Ball

The best-case scenario for ending Venezuelan political and economic upheaval is through a negotiated settlement Dr. Jennifer McCoy, Distinguished University Professor of Political Science at Georgia State University, discussed a…

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

Japan installs anti-missile systems in north of country due to North Korean threat

Joshua Ball

Japan will install a new PAC-3 missile interceptor on the northern island of Hokkaido. This is a direct response to the two missiles launched by North Korea that have flown…

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

Trump tells UN: North Korea “Will be Destroyed” if Threats Persist

Joshua Ball

Trump Maintains Hostile-Yet-Vague Rhetoric while Addressing the U.N. General Assembly On August 19, 2017, President Donald Trump gave his first speech to the UN General Assembly. In his speech, he…

Defense & SecurityBelarus, Crimea, Estonia, Georgia, Latvia, Lithuania, NATO, Poland, Russia, Ukraine, United States, Zapad-2017

Zapad-2017: Analyzing Troop Numbers & Economic Factors

Joshua Ball

The Kremlin must be sure of Russia's ability to prevail in any forceful confrontation, or at least ensure a stalemate. While eastern European leaders are certainly justified in their concern,…

Deterrence & Foreign PolicyForeign Policy, NATO, Russia, Ukraine, United States

Russian National Security & Foreign Policy under Putin

Joshua Ball

The security perspective from Moscow Under the leadership of President Vladimir V. Putin, Russia annexed Crimea from Ukraine, subsequently invading eastern Ukraine to foment a nationalist civil war, and directly engaged in…

Deterrence & Foreign PolicyAmericas, Foreign Policy, Iran, National Security, Russia

Madman Theory 2.0: The Trump Administration Foreign Policy

Joshua Ball

Is there a method to the madness? Based on President Trump’s stated policy of unpredictability and instability, it’s difficult to say what his end-goals may be—or if he even has…

Government & PoliticsAmericas, National Security, Russia, Ukraine

Jared Kushner Wanted Secret Back-Channel with Russia

Joshua Ball

Members of Congress, former intelligence officials call for Kushner's security clearance to be revoked. Jared Kushner reportedly discussed the possibility of setting up back-channel communications with Russian Intelligence Officials to…

Defense & SecurityEstonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Russia, Ukraine, United States

Is Russia Preparing for War with NATO and the West?

Joshua Ball

Analyzing Discourse, Russian Military Exercises and Troop Movements Domestically and in Russia's "Near-Abroad" A question facing foreign policy experts the world over is whether or not the Russian Federation is…

Deterrence & Foreign PolicyForeign Policy, Georgia, Russia, Ukraine

Russian Military, Politics, and Foreign Policy

Joshua Ball

Russia's Foreign Policy and National Security Interests The natural environment of Russia gives it many advantages over many other countries. Russia has land along five different coastlines. Russia has coastlines…