Category: The Forum
297 Articles
- The Americas
The “Coolest Dictator” and El Loco: The New Latin American Right
Across Latin America, leaders have adopted increasingly bold platforms to propel them into office. Argentinian President Javier Milei campaigned on vows of a much-needed…
June 19, 2024
- Race & Security
Back from the USSR: How Russian Information Warfare Continues the Legacy of Exploiting Racial Tensions
In the 1930s, the Soviet Union promoted the concept of “Southern Autonomous State,” an independent state in the South of the United States. As part of this effort, the…
June 10, 2024
- East Asia & Indo-Pacific
Borderlands on Fire: The Geopolitical Implications of Myanmar’s Civil War
February 2024 marked the third anniversary of Myanmar’s military coup, which threw the country’s nascent democracy into chaos and set off a geopolitical chain reaction across the…
June 8, 2024
- Environment and Biosecurity
- Technology
Not Just (Computer) Viruses: What AI Policy Can Learn from Pandemic Preparedness
U.S. policymakers are sprinting to bolster the federal government’s capabilities to detect and counter AI-related national security threats. As they…
June 7, 2024
- Technology
Gaming for the Win: Merging Video Games, Synthetic Training Environments, and Combat Simulators
According to a victorious Ukrainian tank commander, video games helped him figure out “how” and “where” to strike a much better armed and armored Russian T-90M on the…
June 5, 2024
- Environment and Biosecurity
- Geoeconomics & Resource Competition
Blister in the Sun: Pursuing Climate Goals in a Chinese-Dominated Solar Industry
After her bilateral summit with China in April 2024, U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen returned home reporting an agenda that spanned critical topics across the economic…
June 4, 2024
- Defense
- East Asia & Indo-Pacific
Fortifying Mount Fuji: Obstacles and Opportunities for U.S.-Japan Defense-Industrial Integration
During Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida’s recent state visit in April 2024, the White House released a visionary joint statement on deepening U.S.-Japan…
May 9, 2024
- Gender, Identity, and Security
Unveiling Masculinity: The Complexities of Gender Identities in Jihadi-Salafi Extremism
Judith Butler, a pioneer of third-wave feminist theories, described gender performativity as a phenomenon where “gender proves to be performance”— that is, gender…
May 5, 2024
- Europe & Central Asia
- Geoeconomics & Resource Competition
No Pain, No Grain: Ukraine’s Export Crisis Isn’t Over Yet
The Ukrainian “grain crisis” is not over, despite tremendous successes in increasing Ukrainian seaborne exports since the Russian military invaded Ukraine in 2022. Ukrainian…
May 4, 2024
- Technology
- Terrorism & Transnational Threats
AI-Enabled Deception: The New Arena of Counterterrorism
Artificial Intelligence (AI) is constantly reshaping the boundaries of innovation, permeating every aspect of modern society, from healthcare to finance. As of November 2023,&…
May 3, 2024