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National Security We Regret to Inform You That Russia Is (Probably) At It Again, The Atlantic The Russian Threat You’re Not Hearing About, The Cipher Brief Botched CIA Communications System Helped Blow Cover of Chinese Agents, Foreign Policy Confucius Institute closed at US university amid concerns about Chinese influence on campuses, South China Morning Post […]

An open letter published last week argues against the elimination of the U.S. Army War College’s Peacekeeping and Stability Operations Institute (PKSOI). Secretary of the Army Mark Esper has called for the elimination of PKSOI, and Secretary of Defense James Mattis is expected to make a decision on the matter as early as this week. PKSOI was […]

Featured article: Deep Analysis: Designing Complexity Into Our Understanding of Conflict by Thomas G. Matyók, Hannah Rose Mendoza and Cathryne Schmitz Conflict is inherently messy, and today those analyzing conflicts are confronted with an incredible number of problems that resist resolution. Chaos, ambiguity, and contradiction are routine. The vast majority of today’s social conflicts can […]

National Security White House drafting sanctions order to punish foreign interference in U.S. elections, The Washington Post How Transitional Justice Can Help the U.S. Defeat Terrorism, Just Security Space Force Is Trump’s Answer to New Russian and Chinese Weapons, Foreign Policy Trump’s National Security Claim for Tariffs Sets Off Crisis at W.T.O., The New York […]

National Security Defense Department wants out of stability operations, The Hill Smartphone Voting Is Happening, But No One Knows If It’s Safe, Wired Investing in understanding cities is investing in national security, The Hill As Russians hack the US grid, a look at what’s needed to protect it, Fifth Domain Pentagon lays groundwork for Space […]

Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen announced the creation of the National Risk Management Center on July 31, during her keynote address at the DHS Cybersecurity Summit in New York City. According to Nielsen, the National Risk Management Center will focus on cybersecurity priorities, and will act as a sort of 911 resource for local, […]

Featured article: Losing Lessons at the Water’s Edge: Applying FEMA’s Interagency Coordination Doctrine to International Stabilization and Reconstruction Operations by Benjamin Cabana There are two things for certain when it comes to the study of the interagency process for successful stabilization and reconstruction operations. First, a successful operation requires the coordinated application of the three tools […]

National Security 5 Unanswered Questions About Space Force, Defense One How Trump Radicalized ICE, The Atlantic DoD To Send 200 Soldiers To Fight Wildfires As Western States Burn, Task & Purpose The US Military Just Partially Banned Geolocatable Cellphones. That’s a Start., Defense One Taxpayers at Risk of Overpaying for an Ineffective Border Wall, Government […]

National Security American Retirees Are a National Security Threat, Foreign Policy All talk, no action on election security, The Associated Press Leaked chats show alleged Russian spy seeking hacking tools, The Associated Press Opposition to a Space Force Simmers in the Senate, Government Executive The US Military Should Be Doubling Down on Space, Defense One […]

The Department of Defense (DoD) is moving forward with the creation of the new Space Force called for by President Trump earlier this year. DoD leaders are preparing to stand up three of four components of the Space Force: a new combatant command for space, a new joint agency to buy satellites for the military, and […]