Category: Intelligence & National Security
20 Articles
- Intelligence & National Security
- The Americas
Book Review — Uncertain Ground: Citizenship in an Age of Endless, Invisible War by Phil Klay
In the Summer of 2021, America watched the evacuation of Afghanistan. Terrifying images of Hamid Karzai International Airport filled our screens almost every day. Marines and…
August 1, 2023
- Intelligence & National Security
ARROS: A Universal Framework for Scrutinizing Policy Pros and Cons
Policymakers and researchers frequently grapple with complex questions of the form “will taking X action produce Q effect—and how good/bad is Q?” For example, lobbyists or…
June 26, 2023
- Geoeconomics & Resource Competition
- Intelligence & National Security
- Technology
Dr. Policymaker or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Question “Market Irrationality”
The passage of the CHIPS and Science Act and economic competition between the United States and the PRC over strategic technologies have reinvigorated the exploration of …
May 15, 2023
- Intelligence & National Security
- The Americas
Psyche Under Siege: America’s Fading Sense of Reality
“Modern wars are waged on the level of consciousness and ideas” — Alexander Vladimirov, 2007. Russia has inherited a perception of truth that is malleable and changeable…
February 10, 2023
- Defense
- Intelligence & National Security
Complexity Demands Adaptation: Two Proposals for Facilitating Better Debate in International Relations and Conflict Research
Why do democratic states rarely fight one another? Does the use of mechanization/armor generally make counterinsurgents less effective? When (if ever) does the threat of…
November 30, 2022
- Gender, Identity, and Security
- Intelligence & National Security
Advancing A Feminist Approach To National Security
Over the first two years of the Biden administration, multiple geopolitical flashpoints—including the U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan, the protests of “Russian mothers”…
October 17, 2022
- Defense
- Intelligence & National Security
Reclaiming Agency: The Problem With Prescriptive Realism
Despite being one of the most influential scholars of international relations theory, John Mearsheimer took considerable flak for his comments on the war in Ukraine. …
April 14, 2022
- Intelligence & National Security
The Recruiter: Spying And The Lost Art Of Intelligence With Douglas London
Douglas London is an adjunct professor at Georgetown University, teaching courses related to national security and intelligence following his 34-year career with the Central…
February 21, 2022
- Intelligence & National Security
- The Americas
Mounting A Defense On The Southern Theater: An Analysis Of Russian Propaganda Aimed At U.S.-Mexico Relations
Russia reportedly spent $16 million on propaganda targeting the United States in 2021 to create friction between the United States and its partners in the Western Hemisphere and…
February 14, 2022
- Environment and Biosecurity
- Intelligence & National Security
Mindfulness In Security And Defense: An Interview With Dr. Stanley
Elizabeth A. Stanley, Ph.D. is a professor of security studies with joint appointments in the Edmund A. Walsh School of Foreign Service and the Department of Government. Earlier…
February 3, 2022