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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…

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,…

Defense & SecurityAmericas, Asia, China, International Security, Taiwan, United States

China, the United States, and the Thucydides Trap

Joshua Ball

An Analysis of Great Power Relations in the 21st Century China is a rising power. It is agreed that China has the capabilities to eventually significantly surpass the United States…

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…

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…