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...
U.S. foreign policy on Iran going forward
United States policy toward the Middle East since the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks has developed primarily within the context of the Global War on Terrorism, as well as against the broader backdrop of regional proxy...
About Face: Facial Recognition & Border Security
The recently launched iPhone X uses facial recognition technology to unlock the phone rather than fingerprint scanners or the comparatively old-fashioned passcode, ostensibly to make the phone more secure. As evidenced by the...
African Nations Over the Moon
Space, the final frontier, has so far been out of reach for the majority of African countries, even as the space race raged on across North America, Europe, and Asia. Only over the last decade or so have a handful of African...
Racism and the Fight Against Terrorism
In August 2017, Spain became the latest European target of terrorism when a Moroccan-born man struck pedestrians with a van in Barcelona, killing 14 people and injuring dozens of others. Unlike many of the country’s European...
Mixed Messages in the Western Hemisphere
U.S.-Latin American relations have a long and contentious relationship. Although the United States and Latin America have worked together to address a number of challenges, the region hasn’t forgotten that the United States has...
Charged Affairs Fall 2017 Content Call – Deadline Extended
Prompt: Sixteen years later, the war in Afghanistan rages on with no clear end in sight. What can the international community do to achieve an enduring solution while denying terrorists safe havens in Afghanistan? We believe that...
Deterrence Can Protect Our Critical Infrastructure from Cyberattack
A sophisticated computer virus swept through Ukraine in June, wreaking havoc on systems serving the private sector and shutting down critical civil infrastructure – locking several government ministries out of their files,...
The Con-Artists Guiding U.S. Foreign Policy
Just like the global economy, the media, and party politics, foreign policy is largely run by a cadre of wealthy and highly educated elites who attract the criticism of outsiders. Not all criticism is created equal however, with...
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...