The State of National Security Education and Beyond: The CFR Educators Workshop 2019

The Council of Foreign Relations (CFR) has provided leadership, guidance, and a forum for discussion regarding all matters relating to international relations and foreign diplomacy.  Their flagship journal,...

Uzbek’s Katibat al Tawhid wal Jihad changed its leader

On April 12, 2019, Central Asia's Salafi-Jihadist group Katibat al Tawhid wal Jihad (KTJ) issued a statement on the Telegram channel, in which it announced the resignation...

Illiberals and autocrats unite to craft a new world media order

Underlying global efforts to counter fake news, psychological warfare and malicious manipulation of public opinion is a far more fundamental battle: the global campaign by civilisationalists, autocrats,...

BRICS, SCO and Kashmir Terrorism

On February 14, 2019, a suicide bomber from the Jaish-e-Mohammed terrorist organization drove a car filled with explosives into a bus that was transporting members of...

Artificial intelligence, machine learning and intelligence

Over the past two years, the development of Artificial Intelligence and the new techniques for using Big Data has become both faster and more widespread.  According to...

The Impact of Cyber Security theory in the World

The correct control of cyber security often depends on decisions under uncertainty. Using quantified information about risk, one may hope to achieve more precise control by...

Islamic Caliphate is dead, but its dangerous and infectious ideology is alive

The year 2019 witnessed the rout of the Islamic Caliphate - the pseudo-state entity created on the territories of Iraq and Syria by the terrorist organization...

Cyber Warfare: Competing National Perspectives

The threat of cyberwarfare is a growing fear among all intelligence communities. “In June 2009 the U.S. Cyber Command was created and in July of 2011...

Cybersecurity between Enemies and Allies

Operational success, whether state or non-state, begins with a solid strategic plan that encompasses key objectives or targets. In today’s globally connected world, cybersecurity is holding the...

One Belt-One Road and the South China Sea: Xi Jingping’s Priorities

War between China and the United States over the South China Seas (SCS) is imminent.  This is one example of the alarmist headlines that emblazon many...

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