Alexis F. Ludwig, Deputy U.S. Permanent Representative, addresses the Organization of American States Permanent Council on the Destabilizing Role of Russia and Cuba in Venezuela May 2, 2019. Photo Credit: U.S. Department of State By: Felipe Herrea, Columnist On April 17, 2019, the Trump Administration introduced new sanctions targeting National Security Advisor John Bolton’s declared "troika … Continue reading A Punitive Cuba Policy: Cathartic but Counterproductive
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Protecting the Polls from Russian Trolls: Why America Must Hack Back
Voters at the Topeka Civic Theater in Kansas last year during the midterm elections. The United States Cyber Command took a Russian troll farm off line on Election Day to block any potential interference. Photo Credit: Barrett Emke for The New York Times By Stan Sundel, Associate Editor for Terrorism and Counterterrorism Earlier this year, the Washington … Continue reading Protecting the Polls from Russian Trolls: Why America Must Hack Back
Comparing PMCs and Their Private Force Antecedents
Battle of San Romano. Photo Credit: National Gallery By: Nikolai F. Rice, Columnist The last time private military forces were so widely employed as today, America was a confederacy without a constitution, every currency depended on the value of precious metals, and sailing ships were the fastest mode of transportation. Simply put, the two-hundred-year norm … Continue reading Comparing PMCs and Their Private Force Antecedents
Sanctions On Russia Are Working And Must Be Preserved
Russian President Vladimir Putin speaks during a speech in Moscow, Russia, March 23, 2018 Photo Credit: AP By: Simon Machalek, Columnist Although both the EU and the US remain committed to upholding sanctions on Russia, there are voices—especially among Eurosceptics—who suggest that sanctions on Russia are not working and that they should be lifted.[i] Proponents … Continue reading Sanctions On Russia Are Working And Must Be Preserved
The Trump-Bolsonaro Meeting: The Problem with Brazil’s Geopolitical Reorientation
Brazil's President Jair Bolsonaro and President Donald Trump walk to a press conference in the Rose Garden on March 19, 2019. Photo Credit: Brendan Smialowski / AFP - Getty Images By: Felipe Herrera, Columnist On March 19, President Jair Bolsonaro met with President Trump for the first time during his presidency. At a joint news conference … Continue reading The Trump-Bolsonaro Meeting: The Problem with Brazil’s Geopolitical Reorientation
Degraded Not Defeated: A Proposition for Forming a New US Security Strategy for Syria
The fall of the ISIS caliphate on March 23, 2019 marks a shift in Syria and the U.S. counterterrorism strategy for the future. Photo Credit: Reuters By: Adrienne Thompson, Columnist On March 23, 2019, US backed Kurdish forces defeated ISIS’s last occupied Syrian village. Subsequently, President Trump announced the liberation of 100% of ISIS territory … Continue reading Degraded Not Defeated: A Proposition for Forming a New US Security Strategy for Syria
REPORT: Cross-Strait Relations and the Future of Taiwan
Dr. Shelley Rigger and Dr. Robert Wang speak on Cross-Strait relations. Photo Credit: Martina Hukel By: Martina Hukel, Reporter On February 22, 2019, the Georgetown University School of Foreign Service’s Asian Studies Program hosted an event on "Cross-Strait Relations and the Future of Taiwan" that featured a conversation between Dr. Shelley Rigger and Dr. Robert … Continue reading REPORT: Cross-Strait Relations and the Future of Taiwan
A “Near-Arctic” Newcomer: China’s Maturing Arctic Strategy
Graphic design for annual Barents Spektakel in Kirkenes, Norway, depicting Chinese characters in celebration of the festival’s 2019 theme: ‘The World’s Northernmost Chinatown’” Photo Credit: Pikene på Broen AS, featured at Crypolitics. By: Ashley Postler, Columnist The globalized nature of climate change—“what happens in the Arctic does not stay in the Arctic”[i]—and the vast economic … Continue reading A “Near-Arctic” Newcomer: China’s Maturing Arctic Strategy
The Competition Heats Up: Climate Change and the Erosion of U.S. Military Power
A fire burns several miles behind Space Launch Complex-3, housing the Atlas V rocket & WorldView 4 satellite, at Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif. Photo Credit: Mike Eliason/Santa Barbara County Fire Department via AP. By: Christine Bang-Andersen, Columnist The costs and risks associated with climate change have long been exacerbated by its denial, but the … Continue reading The Competition Heats Up: Climate Change and the Erosion of U.S. Military Power
Encouraging Cross-Border Data Flows Can Enable the U.S. to Maintain its Edge in AI
Global Connections (World map texture credits to NASA) Photo Credit: Getty Images. By: Diane Pinto, Columnist When it comes to artificial intelligence as with other commercial and military tools, it is strategically best for U.S. interests for the U.S. to remain at the forefront. So, when reports come out that China could overtake the U.S. … Continue reading Encouraging Cross-Border Data Flows Can Enable the U.S. to Maintain its Edge in AI