After Gaza: A Political and Economic Path Forward
OPINION / EXPERT PERSPECTIVE — As the Gaza war enters its fourth month, it’s become abundantly clear that Israel’s massive military response and the assassinations […]
Opinion
A New Year Means Further Transformative Shifts in Cyber
EXPERT PERSPECTIVE — 2023 saw the start of a transformative shift in cybersecurity, bringing both new opportunities and new challenges to the industry. In 2024, […]
Israel’s Actions in Lebanon offer a Warning for Tehran and Moscow
OPINION / EXPERT PERSPECTIVE — Following the October 7, 2023 Hamas terrorist attacks on Israel, many commentators in the West were quick to cite the […]
The Top Analytic Lessons I’ve Learned
OPINION / EXPERT PERSPECTIVE — Going into 2024, I reflected on some of the most important analytic lessons that I have learned during the last […]
Taiwan’s Election Offers Strong Lessons on Disinformation
OPINION — Taiwan’s Presidential election last Saturday took place amid widespread concerns that China would use Artificial Intelligence (AI) driven disinformation to affect the outcome. […]
Sweden’s Path to NATO Still has Pitfalls
EXPERT PERSPECTIVE / OPINION – When the Turkish Parliament’s Foreign Affairs committee approved Turkish President Tayyip Recep Erdogan’s proposal to approve Sweden’s bid to join […]
‘Rules of War’ are Complicated, not only in Gaza
OPINION — One of the most common accusations of Israeli illegality in the ongoing conflict in Gaza is that the Israeli Defense Force (IDF) consistently […]
It’s Complicated: The Use of Race in Military Academy Submissions
OPINION — “We can’t blow past racial tension in the military…There have always been racial tensions in the military. They have lessened, but they are […]
Pinprick attacks on Houthi positions won’t solve the bigger problem
OPINION / EXPERT PERSPECTIVE — It took two months of escalating attacks on commercial ships for the U.S. military to respond aggressively to the most […]
Containing the North Korean Nuclear Threat will not be easy in 2024
OPINION / EXPERT PERSPECTIVE — On December 18, 2023, North Korea successfully launched a solid fuel, road mobile Intercontinental Ballistic Missile (ICBM) – Hwasong-18 – […]
A Psychiatrist’s Take on Those Holding Global Power in 2024
OPINION — As President Joseph Biden enters a key election year in which many national polls show him trailing former President Donald Trump – his […]
The Numbers Suggest Ukraine Can Sustain the Fight
OPINION — According to recent U.S. government estimates, approximately 315,000 Russian soldiers have either been killed or wounded in the ongoing war in Ukraine. In […]
Washington Needs to Focus on Multiple Border Issues for Stronger U.S. National Security
OPINION — The Ukrainian Armed Forces are starting the new year running critically low on supplies. Efforts by Congressional leaders and the Biden Administration to […]
The Administration’s Confusion on AI is Bad for U.S. Security
OPINION — The realm of artificial intelligence (AI) is a battleground not just of technological prowess but also of geopolitical strategy. The European Union’s (EU) passage […]
DARPA’s Focus on ‘Manipulated Media’ Lays Out Technology for Combatting Disinformation and more
OPINION — “A couple things I haven’t talked about that might be worth exploring is, you know, the manipulated media.” That was Dr. Kathleen Fisher, […]
Is the U.S. Helping to Create a New Generation of Global Jihadists?
EXPERT PERSPECTIVE / OPINION — The more Palestinians believe that Washington is condoning the unprecedented devastation of Gaza and the killing and injuring of tens […]
‘Chalk Marks’ Best of 2023
CHALK MARKS / OPINION / ENTERTAINMENT — In a January long past, in one of those places that has dozens of words for snow, I […]
This is Why Peace Between Azerbaijan and Armenia Matters
EXPERT PERSPECTIVE / OPINION – On December 8, 2023, the Governments of Azerbaijan and Armenia announced that they had reached an agreement on the exchange […]