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National Security China’s growing power is bringing military drills center stage in Asia, Quartz What I Learned by Studying Militarized Policing, The Atlantic Securing America’s Technological Advantage, The Cipher Brief Stabilization Symposium Executive Report, Stabilization Symposium Microsoft shuts down phishing sites, accuses Russia of new election meddling, ARS Technica Senator Wants Update on FEMA Contracts […]

Gen. Lloyd J. Austin III, U.S. Army, Ret., the former commander of U.S. Central Command, presented the annual General Colin L. Powell Lecture for students of the 2019 Command and General Staff Officer’s Course, Aug. 21 at Fort Leavenworth’s Lewis and Clark Center. Austin shared three things with the students — the evolution of the […]

Featured article: Hidden Changes in Organizational Culture and Their Lasting Effects by Christopher R. Allen and Ted A. Thomas We continue to see reports of unethical practices within trusted organizations, oftentimes committed by good people. What causes these individuals to act out of character, especially when their organizations advocate upholding core ethical values? Organizations experience […]

National Security The U.S. Is Developing a New Way to Weaken Iran, The Atlantic Better Wargaming Is Helping the US Military Navigate a Turbulent Era, Defense One The US is worried that a Russian satellite is really a weapon, Quartz Trump adviser: Russia, China, North Korea and Iran could meddle in US midterms, ABC China […]

The 2018 wildfire season has consumed more than two million acres of land, with more than 100 fires burning as of earlier this month. This comes after another two million acres of land burned in 2017. Over 30,000 personnel – including firefighters from the U.S., Australia, and New Zealand as well as soldiers and airmen of the National […]

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 […]