Is Artificial Intelligence an Existential Threat?
It is not unusual for disrupting technologies to be embraced and feared—and not necessarily in that order. That was and will continue to be true […]
Opinion
Trump’s Memory Failures
President Donald Trump’s penchant for making misleading or false statements has been well documented. Former CIA Director John Brennan last week offered a possible reason […]
How Trump Changed Putin’s Calculus in Hamburg
President Trump’s second, private meeting with Russian President Putin at the recent G20 meeting has been the subject of considerable scrutiny. While perhaps politically unwise […]
The (Soft) Power to Transform Fragile States
Challenges facing those who work in the developing world are complex, profound, varied, and sometimes existential. They range from assuring the health and security of […]
Russia Wins When U.S. Stops Arming Anti-Assad Rebels
President Trump has decided to end the CIA-sponsored program to arm Syrian anti-Assad rebels, according to a Washington Post report on Wednesday. The newspaper quotes […]
Dunkirk: The Larger-than-Life Story on a Larger-than-Life Screen
If you don’t know what a Stukka Dive Bomber sounds like, you will never forget its eerie, piercing wail after watching Dunkirk. It is sound, […]
When Nations Slice and Dice the Web to Fit Their Politics
Views of data and privacy vary from country to country. But former Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff says the internet was made to be global. […]
The Great Expectations for Susan M. Gordon
As Susan M. Gordon sits before the Senate Intelligence Committee for her confirmation hearing to be the next Principal Deputy Director to the Director of […]
Will Congress Break the Budget Caps This Time Around?
The Congress is heading for another budget crisis as the beginning of fiscal 2018 approaches on October 1. At issue is when and how Congress […]
Nations, Even Adversaries, Must Work Out Cyber Issues – Carefully
How should nations collaborate in cyberspace? Can a nation like the U.S. and one like Russia bridge their views on data collection? What’s the future […]
When the NSA Spots a Crack in Commercial Software – Should It Tell?
One of the only tasks the U.S. Constitution declares that the federal government must do is to provide for the common defense. That is the […]
The Power of the Presidency Rests on Responsibility to the American People
According to press reporting, President Donald Trump, during a meeting in the Oval Office on May 10, disclosed to the Russian foreign minister and the […]
Can Terrorists Beat the U.S. Laptop Ban, Screening Technologies?
Late last month, the Department of Homeland Security initiated new security measures for all international commercial flights bound to the United States, a move that […]
Did Trump Really “Strongly Press” Putin on Election Meddling?
A Trump administration “cover up” is underway. I am not talking about the concealing of activities related to the criminal investigation into possible coordination between […]
Good News for America: Trump Has No China Policy
Saturday, on the sidelines of the G-20 in Hamburg, President Trump sat down with his Chinese counterpart, Xi Jinping, for more than an hour-and-a-half of “substantive” […]
Will Trump Fall Prey to the Putin Trap?
It was good to see President Donald Trump acknowledge on Twitter recently that the Russians did indeed conduct cyber attacks and influence operations against the […]
WannaCry, NotPetya: Worm Me Once, Shame on You; Worm Me Twice…
The newest ransomware attack called NotPetya has re-ignited the debate ongoing since the earlier WannaCry attack. Cybersecurity experts, policymakers, and citizens affected have all asked: who is to blame for […]
Today’s Terror Threat Poses Array of New Challenges
When a suicide bomber in Manchester, England detonated a backpack full of explosives in May, killing 22 people at a concert venue, the National Counterterrorism […]