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208 Articles
- 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
- Terrorism & Transnational Threats
- The Americas
Sovereignty Under Siege: The Geostrategic Imperative of U.S. Action on Cartels
In the aftermath of World War II, the United States emerged as the chief architect and enforcer of a rules-based international order, promoting stability, law, and democratic…
March 18, 2025
- Europe & Central Asia
- Technology
Advancing U.S. SMR Diplomacy for a Safe and Secure Energy Transition: Romania’s Pioneering Role
As the United States seeks to strengthen its global leadership in energy innovation, small modular reactors (SMRs) emerge as a powerful tool of diplomatic engagement in Europe.…
March 6, 2025
- Sub-Saharan Africa
- Technology
Silicon Savannah or Digital Debt Trap? Unpacking Foreign Tech in Sub-Saharan Africa
Foreign tech investments in Sub-Saharan Africa bring opportunities and risks. While fueling innovation and economic growth, they also raise concerns about neocolonialism and…
February 21, 2025
- Technology
The Digital Shield: Using Cyber Diplomacy to Strengthen National Cyber Resilience
In the modern security environment, unconventional, asymmetric security challenges become increasingly dangerous since adversaries seek cheap and easy ways to confront stronger…
February 9, 2025
- Environment and Biosecurity
- Middle East & North Africa
Drought in the Land of Plenty: The Impacts of Climate Change on Iraqi Security
Historically known as the land of the two rivers—the Tigris and the Euphrates, modern-day Iraq was the cradle of human civilization. The fertile soils of its rivers were where…
January 18, 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
- Defense
- East Asia & Indo-Pacific
Best Laid Plans: A Fatal Flaw in the Marines’ Pacific Strategy
The likelihood of a Great Power war between the U.S. and the PRC has never been higher. Against the backdrop of rising tensions, the branches of the U.S. armed forces are…
January 12, 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 through…
January 9, 2025
- Sub-Saharan Africa
- Technology
Bending the Baobab: AI’s Erosion of Security in the Sahel
Foreign, domestic, and non-state actors have manipulated the information landscape to secure their interests across Sub-Saharan Africa. Malign actors use information warfare to…
January 3, 2025