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Defense & SecurityBelarus, China, North Korea, Russia, South Korea, Ukraine, United States, Zapad-2017

North Korea Crisis Reveals Fractures in the China-Russia Strategic Partnership

Joshua Ball

In recent months, the Chinese government has been repeatedly criticized by North Korean state media. Particularly surprising to Beijing was a reference to China as the “Chinese mainland,” in differentiating it from…

Defense & SecurityBelarus, Russia, Ukraine, United States

How to Justify an Invasion: Russia’s FSB Accused of False-Flag Terrorist Attacks in Ukraine

Joshua Ball

The Head of Ukraine's SBU Security Service accused Russia's FSB of committing false-flag terrorist attacks to justify a full-scale invasion of Ukraine. In a rare televised interview on September 3rd,…

Defense & SecurityBelarus, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, NATO, Poland, Russia, Sweden, United States

Could Russia Attempt a Crimea-Style Operation Against Belarus?

Joshua Ball

As tensions mount in Moscow's standoff with the West, the upcoming Zapad military exercises likely will be larger and more important than ever before. Russia's annual strategic "Zapad" (запад; Russian…

Economics & TradeBrazil, China, Colombia, Russia, United States, Venezuela

Analysis: The Economic Roots of Venezuela’s Collapse

Joshua Ball

Government corruption, corporate mismanagement, falling oil production, and failure to reinvest oil revenues contributed to Venezuela's security and economic crisis. Despite Venezuela's enormous oil reserves, the decline of the country's…

Defense & SecurityRussia, United States

Russian FSB Official Linked to DNC Hack Charged with Treason for “Aiding CIA”

Joshua Ball

Senior FSB agents accused of treason after Kremlin insiders dismissed the Steele dossier as "gossip." Seven days after Trump’s inauguration, a stream of reporting emerged from independent Russian media outlets.…

Government & PoliticsAmericas, Information Security, Russia, United States

The Trump Campaign’s Exploitation of Social Media

Sophia Porotsky

The Trump campaign's message was amplified by Twitter bots, trolls, and precision-targeted Facebook advertisements Through analyzing Donald Trump’s role in legitimizing Russia’s propaganda, and the separate—though arguably related—issue of the…

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…

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

U.S. issues “red line” on North Korea, but leaves room for interpretation.

Joshua Ball

Analysis: Will—or When will—the U.S. Strike? Following this past week's second firing of a North Korean ballistic missile over Japanese territory, remarks were made in a joint press conference held…

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

China’s Response to Trump’s Threat to “Totally Destroy” North Korea

Joshua Ball

"The United States has great strength and patience, but if it is forced to defend itself or its allies, we will have no choice but to totally destroy North Korea.”…

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…