Audrey Kurth Cronin. Photo Credit: Audrey Kurth Cronin/Twitter. In March, Audrey Kurth Cronin, professor of international security in the School of International Service at American University, sat down for an interview with Emily Traynor Mayrand and Alistair Somerville from The Europe Desk podcast at Georgetown’s BMW Center for German and European Studies. She is an … Continue reading The Europe Desk Interview: Audrey Kurth Cronin on Counterterrorism and Emerging Technologies
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Royal Hubris: The Hacking of Jeff Bezos and the Future of Regulating the Cyber Domain
Jeff Bezos and Mohammed bin Salman at a 2016 meeting. Photo Credit: Getty Images. Mohammed Bin Salman (MBS), the Crown Prince and effective ruler of Saudi Arabia, made a strategic error that could limit his nation’s access to cyber capabilities by spying on the richest person in the United States. While hacking political dissidents and … Continue reading Royal Hubris: The Hacking of Jeff Bezos and the Future of Regulating the Cyber Domain
The Deradicalization Dilemma
Armed police at London Bridge responding to multiple stabbings by Usman Khan, a paroled and ‘deradicalized’ terrorist, on November 29, 2019. Photo Credit: Dominic Lipinski/AP. London’s recent knife attacks highlight the challenges of current deradicalization programs. On November 29, 2019, Usman Khan stabbed to death two practitioners at an event near London Bridge that was … Continue reading The Deradicalization Dilemma
Russian Counterinsurgency Doctrine During The Second Chechen War 1999-2009
Russian troops in action during the Second Chechen War. Photo Credit: Wikimedia Commons. The Bear subjugating the Wolves Before the Russian people became a nation, Russia was an empire. This has severe implications for the Kremlin’s counterinsurgency doctrine, as Russia can best be described as a state-nation rather than a nation-state. Given Russia’s unique identity, … Continue reading Russian Counterinsurgency Doctrine During The Second Chechen War 1999-2009
Focusing on Women in the Fight Against Narcotics in Afghanistan
An Afghan National Army commando with 3rd Company, 1st Special Operations Kandak, looks through his scope as he patrols through a poppy field during a clearing operation in Khugyani District, Nangarhar Province, Afghanistan, May 9, 2013. Photo Credit: U.S. Army Photo by Staff Sgt. Kaily Brown. In June 2018, the Office of the Special Investigator … Continue reading Focusing on Women in the Fight Against Narcotics in Afghanistan
The Far-Right and Domestic Terrorism: Legislation’s Day in the Sun?
Propaganda image used by The Base. Photo Credit: Telegram. The recent arrest of members from “The Base,” a neo-Nazi militant group, highlights the continued threat of domestic terrorism in the United States. Three individuals were arrested by the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) on January 16, 2020 and are now facing federal firearms, conspiracy, and … Continue reading The Far-Right and Domestic Terrorism: Legislation’s Day in the Sun?
How Putin’s Government Shakeup Could Enable a Feminist Perspective to Emerge in Russia
Russian President Vladimir Putin chairs a meeting with members of the Security Council at the Novo-Ogaryovo state residence outside Moscow, Russia January 20, 2020. Photo Credit: Sputnik/Mikhail Klimentyev/Kremlin. On January 16, 2020, the world awoke to the news that the entire Russian government had resigned in response to President Vladimir Putin’s constitutional reforms announced in his … Continue reading How Putin’s Government Shakeup Could Enable a Feminist Perspective to Emerge in Russia
Revisit The Case for Lawful Hacking: A Path to the Going Dark Debate
A stylized image of computer code. Photo Credit: Wikimedia Commons. During the 37th Meeting of the INTERPOL Specialists Group on Crimes against Children in France earlier this month, US Department of Justice and Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) officials presented a draft resolution calling for “lawful access” to encrypted data “enabled or facilitated by [providers … Continue reading Revisit The Case for Lawful Hacking: A Path to the Going Dark Debate
Climate Change and Armed Conflict: Assessing the World’s Most Vulnerable Region
Global map depicting warming temperatures. Photo credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech. Perhaps no region on Earth is positioned to suffer the horrors of climate change more acutely than the Middle East, which already contends with limited rainfall, prolonged droughts, and scorching heat. This is especially worrisome given that scholars posit a direct connection between rising global temperatures and … Continue reading Climate Change and Armed Conflict: Assessing the World’s Most Vulnerable Region
Space-Based Solutions for Closing the Arctic Digital Divide
The ISS flies over the Earth at night. Photo Credit: Wikimedia Commons. The Arctic is rapidly becoming more accessible due to climate change, bringing with it increased human activity in the form of resource exploration, shipping, tourism, and scientific research. All of this necessitates adequate connectivity capabilities. However, such communications infrastructure development in the polar … Continue reading Space-Based Solutions for Closing the Arctic Digital Divide