Cyber Indictments – The Legal Deterrence Strategy?
On May 10, 2016, Peter Romar, a hacker associated with the Syrian Electronic Army, appeared in a U.S. courtroom after his extradition from Germany to […]
Opinion
New Developments in Organized Crime in Peru
From May 8 through May 13, I had the opportunity to participate in the international Special Operations Forces exercise “Fuerzas Comando” in Lima, Peru. The […]
How Nicknames Have Defined South Korea’s Park Geun-hye
What’s in a nickname? A term of endearment? A backhanded compliment laden with criticism of one’s flaws? In South Korea, a politician’s nickname – given […]
Bahrain's Human Rights Record
This week Bahrain’s Special Investigations Unit (SIU)—one of the showcase pieces of reform the regime presents as evidence of progress on human rights—announced that it […]
Affecting the Powers of the Next Commander-in-Chief
While the public and the press seem totally focused on the presidential election six months from now, members of Congress are preparing to vote in […]
Special Operations Forces: A Primary Tool
Today, the role of U.S. Special Forces (SOF) in the fight against terror has never been more important. Mike Vickers, former Under Secretary of Defense […]
Russia and NATO Behavior Today Resembles Path to War in the 1930s
It has been said history does not repeat itself, but sometimes it rhymes. Today in Europe there are rhymes that resonate with the rise of […]
Shadow IT & Cloud Access Controls
The “consumerization of IT,” a term coined in the early 2000s with origins dating back to the introduction of the personal computer, continues to be […]
Apple vs. FBI: The Need for an Informed Debate on the Law
Apple, Inc., moved to vacate an order issued by a United States Magistrate Judge pursuant to the All Writs Act that directed Apple to provide […]
The Face of Future Combat
There will be a glimpse into the future of warfare – both offense and defense – on display tomorrow, May 11, in the Pentagon’s Center […]
The Human Dimension
National security experts commit many sins. They write about concepts such as multipolarity and balance of power as if they are real things and treat […]
Can South Korea “Overcome” Geography?
Throughout its history, accommodating and at times contesting the push and pull of its much more powerful neighbors have defined Korea’s weltanschauung and attendant policies. […]
Let’s Talk About National Service
It is not sexy to talk about bipartisan agreement these days, but we want to share a secret. We have found an issue both parties […]
New Approach Needed to Alter Iran’s Missile Program
Constraining Iran’s missile program is a worthwhile objective, but the muddled U.S. approach of sanctions and name-calling appears less likely to contain than to promote […]
The Gap Between Myth and Reality
In the self-created mythical world that Donald Trump has conjured up through his GOP presidential nomination campaign, the Islamic State terrorists will be gone “very, […]
Possibilities for a Turkish-Iranian Rapprochement
In this season of dramatic strategic surprises in the Middle East, seemingly almost anything is possible: Russia’s successful military re-entry into the region, America’s near abandonment […]
A Vow of Revenge for the Fall of the USSR
What do the U.S. presidential succession, Pope John Paul II, a rogue Cold War KGB agent, Soviet portable nuclear weapons, and George Washington’s spymaster have […]
Western Efforts to Engage China on Global Security
With Germany’s chairmanship of the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) in 2016, OSCE is back in business after a 15-year slumber. The […]