By: Tiffany Classie L. Williams, Reporter Photo Credit: Johns Hopkins University (JHU) Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory (JHU/APL) kicked-off the first of its Rethinking Seminar Series on Thursday, September 28, 2017 with retired US Air Force General Michael Hayden as the featured speaker. This year’s series, entitled “Rethinking Future Environments and Strategic Challenges,” is … Continue reading Former CIA and NSA Director, General Michael Hayden, Discusses Shifts in Global Security
Month: October 2017
Irish Foreign Minister Highlights the Unique Challenges Posed to Ireland by Brexit
By: Patrick McNamara, Reporter Photo Credit: Embassy of Ireland Simon Coveney, the Irish Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade, described the British decision to leave the European Union as one of the most substantial foreign policy challenges for decades, one that poses unique problems for Ireland. Speaking at the Center for Strategic & International Studies … Continue reading Irish Foreign Minister Highlights the Unique Challenges Posed to Ireland by Brexit
Brazil’s Widespread Violence and Failed Responses
By: Alicia Chavy, Columnist Photo Credit: Business Insider In the past five years, Brazil’s security status quo has worsened and will continue to deteriorate if the Brazilian government does not take drastic measures to tackle social inequality and reform its security sector. In 2015, 58,383 people were killed in Brazil due to a surge in … Continue reading Brazil’s Widespread Violence and Failed Responses
Japan’s “Remilitarization”: More Baby Steps
By: Mei Lim, Columnist Photo Credit: Christian Science Monitor Under Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, Japan has pushed to increase its defense capabilities. However, progress will remain piecemeal until Japanese society moves away from their extreme pacifist position. Abe, a well-known conservative, faced a mixed response when he became prime minister in end-2012. China and South … Continue reading Japan’s “Remilitarization”: More Baby Steps
World Leaders Should Have Seen the Rohingya Crisis Coming
By: Sara Sirota, Columnist Photo Credit: New York Times Myanmar’s expulsion of 500,000 Rohingya Muslims is not a sudden or unexpected event. It follows decades of systemic oppression and months of heightened fragility in Rakhine state, where the Burmese Army and Buddhist extremists look upon their Rohingya neighbors as unwanted foreigners and threats to regional … Continue reading World Leaders Should Have Seen the Rohingya Crisis Coming
NATO Becomes Complacent at Its Own Peril
By: Brian Hayes, Columnist Photo Credit: Defence Procurement International Zapad, a joint Russian-Belarusian military exercise, concluded without incident on September 20th.[i] The worst fears of NATO national security professionals—that Russia would deploy as many as 100,000 troops or leave behind a permanent garrison in Belarus—did not materialize.[ii] However, in light of past Russian behavior and … Continue reading NATO Becomes Complacent at Its Own Peril
Sri Lanka: Battleground for an Asian Power Imbroglio?
By: Husanjot Chahal, Columnist Photo Credit: BBC Japan and India’s growing bonhomie is often touted as a counter to China’s geopolitical clout across Asia, particularly in the Indian Ocean region, where the former’s recent Asia-Africa Growth Corridor (AAGC) is cited as in direct competition with Beijing’s Belt and Road Initiative (BRI).[i] Such a power struggle … Continue reading Sri Lanka: Battleground for an Asian Power Imbroglio?
Radical Islam: Saudi Arabia’s Other Export
By: Mark Bhaskar, Columnist Photo Credit: Jakarta Post The United States’ alliance with the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) is one of the county’s longest-standing relationships in the Middle East, predating even that between the United States and Israel. Despite recent crises surrounding events such as the signing of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action, … Continue reading Radical Islam: Saudi Arabia’s Other Export
Students Reflect on Personal Ethics in National Security
By: Andrew Johnian, Reporter Photo Credit: Code of Ethics Logo (Clipart Library) Last weekend nearly 40 students in the Security Studies Program participated in a two-day workshop on personal ethics in national security. The workshop was geared toward providing skills and peer-to-peer engagement on personal ethics in national security that can be used in the … Continue reading Students Reflect on Personal Ethics in National Security
There’s a Perfectly Good Alternative to War with North Korea
By: Evan Cooper, Columnist Photo Credit: Voice of America News With North Korea armed with intercontinental ballistic missiles (ICBMs) that can strike major US cities, concern of nuclear conflict permeates the American populace as the standoff threatens to boil over into war.[i] The situation is being compared with the Cuban Missile Crisis, and for good … Continue reading There’s a Perfectly Good Alternative to War with North Korea