Mention the word “cybersecurity,” and the conversation is guaranteed to evolve into a frightening run-down of doomsday scenarios: planes colliding in mid-air, massive blackouts due to power grid failu
Security Policy
Rethinking U.S.-South Korean Commitments
Last month, Defense Secretary Gates and Secretary of State Clinton visited South Korea where they surveyed the demilitarized zone (DMZ) that separates North and South, announced the joint U.S.-South K
Russo-Ukrainian Relations: Sevastopol and the Black Sea Fleet
While the Russo-Ukrainian dispute over natural gas has dominated international political discourse in recent months, it is Crimea that has the long-term potential to become a flashpoint for future con
An Unrealistic Proposal: An Argument Against the Enlargement of the United Nations Security Council
There is no shortage of threats to international peace and security facing the world today.
Investigating the Relationship between Extractive Industries and Security in Conflict Zones: The "Magic Triangle" as a Solution for Peace?
Today, 94% of worldwide violent conflicts are intra-state wars, fought in the southern hemisphere between governments and opposing rebel and/or secessionist groups.
A Flip of the COIN: the future of counterinsurgency in Afghanistan
The recent Rolling Stone article, “The Runaway General,” focused on two interesting issues. While one received quite a bit of press, the other remains rather overlooked.
Unbreakable? Historical lessons for U.S., Israel
It appears that a history lesson taught is a history lesson learned for Israel’s foreign policy apparatus.
State of Jihad: 2010 and Beyond
The sky was the limit in 2001 as al-Qaeda’s propaganda arm, named “as-Sahab,” or “the clouds” in Arabic, broadcasted global jihad online for the first time.




