Ensuring the Long-Term Success of U.S. Information Operations
In December 2016, Congress codified into law the Global Engagement Center (GEC), an entity housed in the U.S. State Department and established to counter the threat of global information operations from countries like Russia and...
NATO’s New Cold War: A Nuclear Arms Race in US-Russian relations
The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) is the world’s most effective collective defense alliance, playing a fundamental role in the structure of transatlantic security. For the United States, NATO ultimately proved...
The INF Treaty Must Be Saved
The Intermediate-range Nuclear Forces (INF) Treaty has been in danger of collapsing in recent years. Russia has been developing a new ground-launched cruise missile that contravenes the treaty, and NATO has raised concerns over...
A Post-Putin Russia Begins with the 2018 Elections
When Russians go to the polls in March, the outcome is all but certain: Vladimir Putin will retain his position as president. Ever since his rise to power, Putin and his allied United Russia party have ruled Russia with elections...
ISIS’s Threat to the 2018 World Cup
Since the early days of the Islamic State (ISIS) there has been a preoccupation with the risk posed by foreign fighters returning home. With the attacks in Paris and Brussels, the world has seen how much damage these fighters can...
Currency Wars: Repressive Regimes Turned Crypto-Criminals
Bitcoin was first mentioned in a research paper from late 2008 as a form of money that would be untraceable and free from interference by governments and central banks. Anyone with a computer can buy and sell bitcoin and...
Game of Tourism: Cities Seek to Limit Tourism while Others Woo Foreign Visitors
If you have been inspired by Game of Thrones to visit beautiful Dubrovnik, Croatia, the site of the fictional capital of King’s Landing, you may find yourself out of luck: the Mediterranean city, long a popular tourist...
The European-Ukrainian Nuclear Mistake
Since the end of the Cold War, Europe has botched several major security crises, from refugees to referenda. Europe’s worst mistake was the nuclear disarmament of Ukraine 23 years ago. It continues to have lasting, negative...
Strategic Stalemate Guarantees the Conflict Will Continue In Ukraine
The Harvest Ceasefire in Ukraine failed almost as soon as it began. Implemented to provide locals with the opportunity to gather crops, it was just another one of the many ceasefires to have failed since the conflict began in...
Putin’s Not Pausing for a Victory Lap
On May 17 Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein appointed former FBI Director Robert Mueller as Special Counsel in charge of the FBI investigation into Russian efforts to influence the 2016 presidential election “and related...