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A Brief History of Iranian Fake News

Iranian disinformation campaigns are as old as the Islamic Republic itself.

Ariane M. Tabatabai

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Security Aug 24, 2018 Snapshot

A Brief History of Iranian Fake News

Iranian disinformation campaigns are as old as the Islamic Republic itself.

Ariane M. Tabatabai

Security Aug 20, 2018 Snapshot

The United States' Perpetual War in Afghanistan

Public anger at home pulled the United States out of Vietnam, but the public's indifference about the intervention in Afghanistan has allowed the United States'...

Tanisha M. Fazal and Sarah Kreps

Security Aug 10, 2018 Snapshot

The Strategic Thinking That Made America Great

Since World War II, keeping Europe strong and free has served the interests of the United States. With the rising threat of Putin's Russia, the Europe First logic...

Melvyn P. Leffler

U.S. President Donald Trump at the NATO Summit in Brussels, Belgium, July 2018

Security September/October 2018 Essay

Three Cheers for Trump’s Foreign Policy

Donald Trump's approach to foreign policy is fundamentally realist, dispensing with false wisdoms and vague commitments that run counter to U.S. interests. And despite...

Randall Schweller

Security September/October 2018 Comment

Battlefield Internet

The U.S government needs to play a more assertive role in protecting the public from digital threats, just as it protects it from conventional ones.

Michèle Flournoy and Michael Sulmeyer

Threat matrix: at a U.S. government cybersecurity center in Arlington, Virginia, January 2015.

Trade Aug 6, 2018 Snapshot

The Security Risks of a Trade War With China

For all the Trump administration’s frustrations with managing interdependence with China, the security consequences of decoupling could mean even bigger headaches.

Ali Wyne

The Arleigh Burke class guided-missile destroyer USS Fitzgerald is shown on patrol in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of responsibility in support of security and stability in the Pacific Ocean, August 2013.

Security Jul 27, 2018 Snapshot

Is a Storm Brewing in the Taiwan Strait?

Following the success of the notionally pro-indepence party in the 2016 election in Taiwan, Chinese President Xi Jinping launched a campaign to pressure Taiwan to...

Michael Mazza

Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen attends a military drill in Penghu, Taiwan in May 2017.

Security Jul 26, 2018 Snapshot

How the U.S. Is Empowering Iran in Yemen

If Washington wants to counter Iranian influence in Yemen, it needs to end its support for the Saudi-led coalition and throw its weight behind peace talks.

Daniel Byman

A man reacts at the site of a Saudi-led air strike in Yemen's capital Sanaa.

Security Jul 16, 2018 Snapshot

A New Military Strategy for Japan

Japan's current military strategy, which relies on forward defense, is outdated. An active denial strategy would improve deterrence and mitigate crisis instability,...

Eric Heginbotham and Richard Samuels

A Japanese destroyer at Sagami Bay, Japan, October 2015.

Security Jun 20, 2018 Snapshot

Reeducation Returns to China

It is possible to see how Xinjiang’s reeducation drive could end up influencing the nation’s future social credit system: those who end up falling below a certain...

Adrian Zenz

A police patrol walk in front of the Id Kah Mosque in the old city of Kashgar, Xinjiang Uighur Autonomous Region, China, March 2017.

Security Jun 18, 2018 Snapshot

Why Moderates Support Extreme Groups

In environments characterized by rapid political change, limited rule of law, and endemic corruption, moderate citizens have rational reasons to favor ideologically...

Barbara F. Walter

An Islamic State militant in Raqqa, Syria, August 2014

Security July/August 2018 Essay

The Long Shadow of 9/11

An excessive focus on counterterrorism disfigures American politics, distorts U.S. policies, and in the long run will undermine national security.

Robert Malley and Jon Finer

Security May 16, 2018 Snapshot

How Iran Will Determine the Nuclear Deal's Fate

Iran's foreign policy decision-making process is not a simple top-down exercise by the Supreme Leader but the result of a complex push and pull within a web of...

Ariane M. Tabatabai

An Iranian flag flutters in front of the United Nations headquarters in Vienna, June 2014.

Security May/June 2018 Essay

The New Killer Pathogens

Recent breakthroughs in gene editing have generated massive excitement, but they have also reenergized fears about weaponized pathogens. One of the most worrisome...

Kate Charlet

Be prepared: first responders during an emergency exercise, Saint-Étienne, France, April 2016

Security Mar 30, 2018 Snapshot

Nigeria's Troubling Counterinsurgency Strategy Against Boko Haram

The jihadist threat Boko Haram poses to Nigeria is far from gone, and counterinsurgency policies continue to be troubled and troubling.

Vanda Felbab-Brown

A soldier walks past a checkpoint in Bama, Borno State, Nigeria, August 2016.

Security March/April 2018 Review Essay

Future Fights

Predicting the future of war is difficult, but history may still have some useful lessons for strategists.

Stephen Peter Rosen

Security Jan 30, 2018 Snapshot

How to Successfully Sanction North Korea

The key to a successful North Korea sanctions strategy is recognizing that such measures take time to achieve results.

Peter Harrell and Juan Zarate

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un speaks during the first congress of the country's ruling Workers' Party in 36 years in Pyongyang, in this handout photo provided by KCNA in May 2016.

Security Jan 25, 2018 Snapshot

Why a South China Sea Diplomatic Breakthrough Is Unlikely

China’s actions undermine the narrative that it is serious about finding an equitable diplomatic solution to the South China Sea disputes any time soon.

Gregory Poling

An aerial view of China-occupied Subi Reef in the Spratly Islands in disputed South China Sea territory, April 2017.

Security Dec 19, 2017 Snapshot

The National Security Strategy Is Not a Strategy

The NSS is supposed to map out a strategy, but over time, the project has devolved into a rhetorical exercise.

Rebecca Friedman Lissner

U.S. President Donald Trump delivers remarks regarding the administration's National Security Strategy at the Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center in Washington D.C., December 2017.

Security Dec 5, 2017 Snapshot

Artificial Intelligence and Chinese Power

China is on track to overtake the United States in the military applications of artificial intelligence.

Elsa B. Kania

Chinese soldiers before a military parade in Beijing, September 2015.

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A Brief History of Iranian Fake News

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A Brief History of Iranian Fake News

The United States' Perpetual War in Afghanistan

The Strategic Thinking That Made America Great

Three Cheers for Trump’s Foreign Policy

Battlefield Internet

The Security Risks of a Trade War With China

Is a Storm Brewing in the Taiwan Strait?

How the U.S. Is Empowering Iran in Yemen

A New Military Strategy for Japan

Reeducation Returns to China

Why Moderates Support Extreme Groups

The Long Shadow of 9/11

How Iran Will Determine the Nuclear Deal's Fate

The New Killer Pathogens

Nigeria's Troubling Counterinsurgency Strategy Against Boko Haram

Future Fights

How to Successfully Sanction North Korea

Why a South China Sea Diplomatic Breakthrough Is Unlikely

The National Security Strategy Is Not a Strategy

Artificial Intelligence and Chinese Power

A U.S. Military Intervention in Venezuela Would Be a Disaster

A U.S. Military Intervention in Venezuela Would Be a Disaster

Corruption Denies Millions Access to Quality Education in Nigeria

Brexit, Voice, and Loyalty: Britain’s Torturous EU Exit and the Dilemmas of National Sovereignty

The Link Between Foreign Languages and U.S. National Security

Aung San Suu Kyi’s Major Speech on Rakhine State

Creating a State Department Office for American State and Local Diplomacy

The Global Cost of the Eurozone’s 2012 Fiscal Coordination Failure

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