Category: The Forum
297 Articles
- Geoeconomics & Resource Competition
The United States Rights a Wrong with Critical Minerals Agreements
The Biden administration’s 2022 National Security Strategy (NSS) says China is “America’s most consequential geopolitical challenge” and “the only competitor with both the intent…
April 26, 2023
- East Asia & Indo-Pacific
- Terrorism & Transnational Threats
Can Office Work Destroy the Taliban?
In August 2021, the United States and its allies evacuated Kabul after twenty years of what the Department of Defense (DoD) described as waging “a necessary war of self-defense”…
April 24, 2023
- Defense
GSSR Interview: Under Secretary of the Army Hon. Gabe Camarillo
The Georgetown Security Studies Review recently had the privilege of conducting an interview with Hon. Gabe Camarillo, the under secretary of the Army. The broad topics…
April 21, 2023
- Technology
T Minus Six Seconds: Starship (and Humanity’s) Next Major Step Into Space
NASA liked to brag when its Space Launch System (SLS) rocket launched last fall that its 8.8 million pounds of thrust made it the most powerful rocket to ever take off. That …
April 20, 2023
- East Asia & Indo-Pacific
- Technology
China, Too, Is Gearing Up for Tech Competition
It is no secret that the United States views the People’s Republic of China (PRC) as a near-peer competitor. As the Biden administration describes, China has both the intent…
April 19, 2023
- Middle East & North Africa
- Technology
Bit by Bit: Analyzing the Entrenchment of Beijing’s Digital Influence in Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates
The last several years have seen a steep accumulation of linkages between China and the Arab Gulf monarchies. As China’s energy demands have exploded and oil demand from the West…
April 14, 2023
- Sub-Saharan Africa
- Terrorism & Transnational Threats
Globalized Crises: The War in Ukraine and COVID-19’s Impact on Al-Shabaab Recruitment
East Africa is a terrorist hotbed—surpassing the Middle East, South Asia, and North Africa for the most terrorist deaths in 2022. Sixty percent of the global…
April 12, 2023
- Defense
- The Arctic
Breaking the Ice: NATO Needs a Unified Arctic Command
The security landscape of the Arctic is changing. After almost three decades as an afterthought in the eyes of U.S. policymakers, Arctic security is finally catching the…
April 10, 2023
- Defense
- Europe & Central Asia
The Long Shadow of Kinzhal: Why Russia’s Hypersonics Matter
On Thursday, March 9, Russian MiG-31 fighters employed 6 hypersonic Kh47M2 “Kinzhal” missiles in strikes on population centers and infrastructure across…
April 7, 2023
- Technology
Data’s Wild West: How Unregulated Access and Advanced Processing Threaten Personal Privacy
The 7-day journey of the Chinese spy balloon from Alaska to South Carolina captivated the attention of millions of Americans. While the mission and payload of the…
April 5, 2023