Category: Intelligence & National Security
20 Articles
- Intelligence & National Security
- Middle East & North Africa
Precision and Peril: The Strategy and Consequences of Targeted Killings
When a U.S. drone strike killed Iranian General Qasem Soleimani in Baghdad in January 2020, it propelled the practice of targeted killings into the global…
August 29, 2025
- Intelligence & National Security
- The Americas
A Modern Day Sparta: The American Gerontocracy and the National Security Implications of Elderly Rule
Old age happens to all humans. Eventually, individuals with spritely, active youths, and sharp minds begin to falter and their mental and physical acuity begins to fade. While…
June 19, 2025
- East Asia & Indo-Pacific
- Intelligence & National Security
The Global Security Initiative in Action: Beijing’s Military Footprint in Central Asia
Central Asia’s strategic importance—with its abundant energy resources and geographic position between major powers—has long made it a focal point for geopolitical…
April 16, 2025
- Intelligence & National Security
- Technology
Cyber Risk Manipulation: A Powerful Tool for U.S. Offensive Operations
The second Trump administration taking office initiated a renewed conversation about the utility of cyber deterrence as a policy to secure U.S. critical systems from. …
March 25, 2025
- Intelligence & National Security
Putting the Intelligence in Artificial Intelligence: Fireside Chat with LTG Anthony Hale on Military Intelligence Today and Tomorrow
On Tuesday, November 13th, 2024, Georgetown University had the honor of hosting Lieutenant General Anthony Hale, Deputy Chief of Staff for Intelligence (G-2) of the United States…
January 16, 2025
- Intelligence & National Security
- Middle East & North Africa
- Technology
The Dehumanization of ISR: Israel’s Use of Artificial Intelligence In Warfare
“At 5 a.m., [the air force] would come and bomb all the houses that we had marked,” B. said, an anonymous IDF soldier. “We took out thousands of people. We didn’t go…
January 9, 2025
- Intelligence & National Security
- The Americas
Winning Minds: Mental Health and National Security
Mental illnesses are a major public health issue. In its 2023 report, the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Service Administration found that 22.8% of the adult U.S.…
December 10, 2024
- Environment and Biosecurity
- Intelligence & National Security
- Terrorism & Transnational Threats
Fentanyl and National Security: How the Opioid Crisis Intersects with Foreign Relations
The November 2023 Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit in San Francisco spurred renewed collaboration against the global fentanyl crisis. Notably, U.S. President Joe…
January 19, 2024
- Intelligence & National Security
Winning the Race: The Case for Counterintelligence against Chinese Espionage
Aesop’s fable, “the Tortoise and the Hare,” famously warns us about the dangers of arrogance and complacency in the face of a determined adversary. Unfortunately, in the…
January 17, 2024
- Europe & Central Asia
- Intelligence & National Security
Tip of the Spear: Analyzing Ukrainian Intelligence Operations Behind Russian Lines
Over the past two years, the gaze of the world has largely fixated on the stalemated nature of fighting on the ground in eastern and southern Ukraine. As successes and failures…
January 10, 2024