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CIA Deputy Director for Digital Innovation Jennifer Ewbank said recently “the cyber forces and other threats that we confront across the digital landscape are formidable […] More
Our military culture and expectations justifiably require unrelenting standards and there is very little space for human vulnerability, especially in SOF and those in leadership […] More
EXPERT PERSPECTIVE — A meeting – albeit virtual – between President Joe Biden and Chinese President Xi Jinping finally happened. It was a cordial and […] More
This piece was first published by RUSI in London. The views do not represent those of RUSI. EXPERT PERSPECTIVE –The international community is coming under increasing […] More
Colder weather is settling in around much of the globe and after a year and a half of managing a global pandemic, energy markets are […] More
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SACRED OATH (KEEPERS): You have probably heard that former Secretary of Defense Mark Esper is suing his former Agency for dragging their feet on clearing his memoir, A Sacred Oath. Esper, who was fired by President Trump last fall via tweet just after the election, hired a Washington attorney to try and force the Pentagon to move on clearing the manuscript which they have reportedly had for about six months. Esper says that it’s being help up under the guise of classification – but that DoD officials have been unable or unwilling to come up with explanations of what secrets they seek to shield. Esper also told CNN that DOD has farmed the text out to multiple other agencies – some of which are arguing to remove [...]
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Rethinking U.S.-Africa engagement ACADEMIC INCUBATOR — There have been many articles and studies written recently about the continent of Africa. The focus of these articles [...] More
