Security Policy

Cyberspace: The Next Battle Frontier

Posted by Managingeditor on Mon, 08/02/2010 - 01:24 in International Science and Technology, Security Policy

By Elizabeth Finan
Staff Writer
August 2, 2010

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

Rethinking U.S.-South Korean Commitments

Posted by Managingeditor on Mon, 08/02/2010 - 01:14 in Asia, Security Policy

By Matthew M. Reed
Staff Writer
August 2, 2010

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

Posted by Managingeditor on Wed, 07/21/2010 - 01:58 in Europe and Eurasia, Security Policy

By Tatiana Buba
Vol. XIX, No. 1: Spring/Summer 2010

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

Posted by Managingeditor on Wed, 07/21/2010 - 01:55 in Security Policy

By Ryan Davis
Volume XIX, No. 1: Spring/Summer 2010

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?

Posted by Managingeditor on Wed, 07/21/2010 - 01:54 in Security Policy

By Beatrice Mosello
Vol. XIX, no. 1: Spring/Summer 2010

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

Posted by Managingeditor on Sun, 07/11/2010 - 23:39 in Security Policy

By W. Douglas Smith
Contributor
July 12, 2010

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

Posted by Managingeditor on Sun, 07/11/2010 - 23:25 in Middle East, Security Policy

By David Silverman
Managing Editor
July 12, 2010

It appears that a history lesson taught is a history lesson learned for Israel’s foreign policy apparatus.

State of Jihad: 2010 and Beyond

Posted by Managingeditor on Sun, 06/20/2010 - 23:32 in Middle East, Security Policy

By Matthew M. Reed
Staff Writer
June 21, 2010

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.