Colombian police officers stand in front of people lining up to try to cross into Colombia from Venezuela through Simon Bolivar International Bridge in Cucuta, Colombia, on January 24, 2018. Photo Credit: Carlos Garcia Rawlins/Reuters By: Ben Carsman, Columnist Over the past four years, Venezuela has been plunged into a severe political and economic crisis. … Continue reading Metastasizing Instability: The Venezuelan Crisis and its Effects throughout Latin America
Author: Benjamin Carsman
The War of Ideas: Advocating for a Stronger US Information Warfare Capability
The U.S. should establish and adequately resource a 21st century equivalent to the USIA. Above is USIA's 20th Review of Operations from January 1st to June 30th, 1963. By: Benjamin Carsman, Columnist The United States’ enduring challenge countering terrorist propaganda and more recent threats from nation state information operations have highlighted the need for a … Continue reading The War of Ideas: Advocating for a Stronger US Information Warfare Capability
Unchained: The Department of Defense’s Aggressive New Cyber Strategy
By: Benjamin Carsman, Columnist Photo Credit: DoD News On September 18, the US Department of Defense released a ten-page unclassified summary of its 2018 Cyber Strategy.[i] While substantially different in many regards from the 2015 Cyber Strategy released by the Obama Administration,[ii] two aspects in particular merit attention. First, the strategy recognizes day-to-day competition in … Continue reading Unchained: The Department of Defense’s Aggressive New Cyber Strategy
An Uncertain Future: The 2018 Mexican Election and US-Mexico Relations
Mexican presidential candidate Andrés Manuel López Obrador addresses supporters at a campaign rally in Michoacán. Photo: lopezobrador.org.mx By: Benjamin Carsman, Guest Contributor On July 1, Mexicans will turn out for an election of historic proportions. Voters will elect not just a new president, but “every senator and representative, several governors and numerous local posts—more than … Continue reading An Uncertain Future: The 2018 Mexican Election and US-Mexico Relations