It’s The First Six Months Of A New Administration: What Does That Mean For America’s Cyber Defenses?
The first six months of a new presidential administration represent a critical period of transition and action. During this time,
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Illicit Gain: Gold Smuggling Political-Criminal Nexus in Nepal
Arrested in 2003 for a number of earlier murders, Charles Sobhraj served 19 years before being extradited to France in
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The Art Of Elicitation: Leveraging The CARVER Methodology In Espionage And Security
In the world of espionage and corporate security, the extraction of sensitive information often begins with a simple conversation. What
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Tehran’s Shadow Over Failed Hezbollah Attacks In Latin America
Operation Trapiche revealed the shadow of Iran behind the failed Hezbollah plot in Brazil. According to Brazilian Federal Police documents
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What Do The European Elections Results Tell Us?
In contemporary politics, the phrase “if you throw enough mud, sooner or later it will stick” is often invoked to
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An IACSP Book Review: The Return of Great Power Rivalry, Democracy Versus Autocracy From the Ancient World to the U.S. and China
Review by George Michael Soon after Russian Vladimir Putin launched a full-scale inva sion in February 2022, a broad coalition
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Coup d’œil Unveiled: Navigating Complexity from Battlefields
to the Gridiron
By Sarah Bencie and Lee Green, III Today’s leaders are always pontificating about strategy. And, why not? Strategy comes from
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Security Driver: Advanced Driving & Security
By Anthony Ricci In the northeast we have seen unprecedented rainfall and flooding this year, destroying ski areas and local
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The Era Of Space Expansion Influences And The Threats To The U.S. Presence In Space
By Jennifer Hesterman and Alexandra Sosa Space-based capabilities play a critical role in our everyday lives. They control our virtual
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The Globalization Of Extreme Right Terrorism
By George Michael The past several years have witnessed a resurgence of right-wing political violence throughout the Western world. Sporadic
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Moldova: Influence In Russian Irregular Warfare
By LTC Petru Mihalcea Ongoing conflict in Ukraine highlights that the strategic environment of the 21st century is volatile, uncertain,
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The Investigative Project Black Market Repatriation Of ISIS Families Fosters New Threats
By Abigail R. Esman When Samir Azzuz was convicted of financing terrorism last month in the Netherlands, it was not
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What if China Conducted A CARVER Assessment Of Taiwan?
By Luke Bencie and Eric Dorn In recent months, the ever-concerning discussion of the People’s Republic of China’s (PRC’s) potential
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Putin’s Implacable Enemy: Senator John McCain Looked Into Vladimir Putin’s Eyes And Saw Three Letter: a K, a G, and a B
By Paul Davis With the brutal Russian invasion of Ukraine, Russian leader Vladimir Putin has been vilified by nearly the
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Russia’s Gray Zone Threat to Bulgaria
Lt. Col. Nikolay Y. Naydenov, Bulgaria Bulgaria is a target of Russia’s gray zone aggression, wherein the Kremlin’s desired goal
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Russian Information Warfare Against Ukraine
By Kyrylo Sakhniuk Colonel, Ukraine National Guard Russian irregular warfare against Ukraine is not new. However, since 2014, the Kremlin
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“IW in GPC” Global Counterinsurgency Redux
By Dr. Thomas A. Marks As the U.S. security community continues its pivot to great power competition, two decades of
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