Category: The Forum
297 Articles
- Middle East & North Africa
- Terrorism & Transnational Threats
Beyond Conflict: The Ripple Effect of Houthi Attacks in the Red Sea
On October 19, 2023, the U.S.S. Carney intercepted three Houthi cruise missiles and several drones in the Red Sea. The missiles were launched from Yemen and…
April 9, 2024
- Gender, Identity, and Security
Not a “Women-only” Issue: Gendered Disinformation Poses a Threat to Election Integrity
As two billion citizens across the globe exercise their voting rights this year, the specter of disinformation looms large over election information integrity and…
March 29, 2024
- Gender, Identity, and Security
How Gender is Misunderstood, Abused, and Forgotten in Security Policymaking—and What We Can Do About It
“Policies and projects intended to assist communities that are fragile or affected by violence are more successful when they consider the different effects conflict has on…
March 28, 2024
- Technology
Fighting Fire with Fire: Opportunities for NATO’s Use of AI to Defend Against AI-Assisted Disinformation
“The question is no longer whether [artificial intelligence] deepfakes could affect elections, but how influential they will be,” according to experts. None are more…
March 26, 2024
- Defense
- Europe & Central Asia
Giving Dracula Some Teeth: Modernizing Romania’s Military
Romania has been affected by the dramatically deteriorated security situation in Europe, precipitated primarily by the specter of Russian imperialism. The first Russian…
March 23, 2024
- Defense
Rearming at Sea: Yesterday’s Necessity
Mounting crises across the Middle East, Russia’s ongoing war in Ukraine, and the growing challenge of credibly deterring the People’s Republic of China (PRC) in the Indo-Pacific…
March 21, 2024
- Defense
Why U.S.-U.K. Nuclear Cooperation is More Important than Ever
With the risk of nuclear escalation at its most significant since the Cold War, the 1958 U.S.-U.K. Mutual Defense Agreement (MDA) will expire at the end of…
March 20, 2024
- Technology
Prosecuting Asimov’s Nightmare: Killer Robots and the Law of War
The United States and China are in a breathless race to master artificial intelligence (AI), accrue its benefits, and, in so doing, gain an advantage over the other. They are…
March 4, 2024
- Technology
From Laboratories to Language Models: Can AI Support Rigor in the Jungle of Policy Analysis?
Policymakers navigate deep uncertainty when dealing with national security and foreign policy dilemmas. Compared to some fields of engineering and traditional “hard…
February 5, 2024
- Defense
Out of Depth: Strengthening American Conventional Deterrence by Expanding Magazine Depth
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine underscores a dire reality–conventional military conflicts are resurging globally without prospects for abatement. The deterioration of the security…
January 27, 2024