Expelling Digital Demons from U.S. Sensitive Supply Chains
If the U.S. Department of Defense were an economy unto itself, it would be the 20th largest in the world. Like any other advanced modern […] More
Strategic View
Gambling with Catastrophe on the Korean Peninsula
If there has been one common refrain from the Trump administration, it is that President Barack Obama’s policy of “strategic patience” towards North Korea was […] More
Wanted: Robust Intelligence and Diplomatic Reporting
Son Sen was the Khmer Rouge’s Heinrich Himmler, in charge of carrying out Cambodia’s own holocaust that killed up to two million in the […] More
Cyber Deterrence Cannot Be One Size Fits All
The fallout of major cyber attacks and espionage campaigns increasingly shapes interactions between nations. The vulnerability of the United States to such digital intrusions will […] More
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 […] More
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 […] More
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 […] More
Can the U.S. Navy Maintain an “Around the World” Presence?
Ray Mabus, who was navy secretary during both Obama Administrations and held that post longer than anyone since World War I, discussed innovation in the […] More
The Battle of Midway Still Teaches the Value of Intelligence, Decisive Action
June 4 marks the 75th anniversary of the Battle of Midway, the greatest naval battle in American history and the turning point of World War […] More
Despite Promising Signs, China's North Korea Policy Unchanged
Official statements and public discussions on China’s willingness to punish or otherwise influence North Korean leader Kim Jong-un in a direction favorable to U.S. interests […] More
Making Iraq Great Again
It is probably not a bad thing that U.S. President Donald Trump recently dispatched Jared Kusher, his son-in-law and his Administration’s jack-of-all-issues, to Iraq. As […] More
Turkey’s Ties to the West are in Deep Trouble
Speaking at a rally in Istanbul on March 26, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan further escalated his ongoing fight with Europe: “Have you [Europeans] not […] More
A Punch in the Nose for Iran
Now that President Donald Trump has demonstrated his willingness to get tough with a regional bad actor by using a cruise missile attack to punish […] More
Syria: This Could Be Good Time to Press for Ceasefire
The U.S. military launched dozens of Tomahawk missiles from two naval warships in the Mediterranean Sea at the Shayrat air base near Homs in Syria, […] More
Don’t Write the UN Off – Here’s Why
The Trump Administration budget includes deep cuts to some U.S. agencies, including the State Department and Environmental Protection Agency, as well as U.S. foreign aid. […] More
The Media and Global Leaders Still Missing the Mark on Trump
The elites still don’t get it. Brexit, Trump, surging right-wing nationalism on both sides of the Atlantic; and yet time after time, the media and […] More
The Cost of Rushing into Raqqa
The Trump Administration last week announced it deployed hundreds of U.S. Marines and Army Rangers to Syria to support the campaign to take Raqqa, the […] More
The End of the American Dream?
I’ve been a Puerto Rican all my life. I’ve also been an American citizen all my life. My ethnicity tended to confuse representatives of foreign […] More