Hot and Hungry Cities: The Future of Urban Food Wars
This century will be defined by two trends: how we manage climate change and how we manage the rise of megacities. Over the next 20 […] More
News & Analysis
Starvation Serves as a Weapon for Dictators and Terrorists
The United States is confronted with security challenges on a daily basis, from unending terrorist attacks to adversaries positioning themselves on the geopolitical and global […] More
Cyber Campaign Takes Aim at ISIS Recruiting
ISIS recruitment messaging online is a current threat and growing concern, and as the group continues to lose physical territory in Iraq and Syria, it […] More
Merged Offline and Online Offensives Hit ISIS
ISIS propagates its ideology and promises of a jihadi utopia through slick social media campaigns, seeking to inspire a global audience to take up arms […] More
U.S. Takes Fight to ISIS on Cyber Battlefield
No terrorist group has capitalized on networked technology more than ISIS, both for recruitment messaging and commanding their fighters on the ground. The internet is […] More
Do Not Accept North Korea as a Nuclear Armed Power
Following North Korea’s six nuclear test, reported to be far more powerful than any previous test conducted by the Kim regime, many wonder if denuclearizing […] More
Deter North Korean Elite Instead of Kim
After another act of defiance by the North Korean regime, all eyes turned to China, seen as the best hope to apply leverage to the […] More
Kim and Trump Keep Fire and Fury Burning
North Korea detonated a nuclear weapon underground early Sunday morning, demonstrating both its destructive power as well as its defiance of the international community. In […] More
Kenya to Vote Again after Court Rules Election Invalid
Kenya will hold another presidential election after the country’s high court on Friday nullified the results of a contentious early August poll. That election brought […] More
Iran Nuclear Deal Falls Short on Missiles
As part of the 2015 Iran nuclear deal, the Islamic Republic agreed to suspend activities related to its development of ballistic missiles capable of carrying […] More
Negotiate Now to Limit Range of Iranian Bombs
Earlier this summer, the Trump administration chalked up a number of supposed achievements in its ongoing efforts to contain Iran’s ballistic missile program. U.S. President […] More
Nebulous Language Enables Tehran’s Missile Ambitions
Although the U.S. has stated that Iran remains in compliance with the Iran nuclear deal, Tehran continues to expand its ballistic missile capabilities and conduct […] More
State of Play: The Real Story Behind Netflix’s Narcos
The brutal battle against the Cali Cartel enters a new chapter in the war on drugs, with the Season 3 premiere of the Netflix series […] More
North Korea Far Outscores South Korea on Civil Defense Prep
Political and military leaders on all sides have assured the public that they are prepared for a potential war with North Korea, but how prepared […] More
Haftar Holds Upper Hand In Libya Power Struggle
Imagine a multi-pronged, low intensity conflict. It’s been dragging on for five or so years. Sometimes this faction gains ground. Sometimes that. Or maybe it’s […] More
Outsiders’ Bets on Libya Torpedo Peace
Political instability continues to plague Libya as the country is mired in its sixth year of conflict following the 2011 Arab Spring. In July, two […] More
Libyan Unity Remains Out of Reach
More than six years after the Arab Spring reverberated across the Middle East and North Africa, the Libyan people still face a seemingly insurmountable challenge […] More
Pentagon Admits Thousands More U.S. Troops in Afghanistan
The Pentagon has sharply revised its official number of United States forces in Afghanistan to approximately 11,000, up from the 8,400 previously acknowledged. And on […] More