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Opposition to a Palestinian state stretches well beyond the office of Israel's Benjamin Netanyahu. Can American pressure change this?
Jan 22, 2024
The U.S. Coast Guard is in high demand, engaging with more than 160 countries on every continent and in every ocean. The service could better meet its strategic goals through enhanced internal coordination and prioritization of its international affairs efforts, as well as increased resources.
Jan 18, 2024
Unless Kim Jong-un concludes that South Korea and the United States are serious about reining in his provocations, threats, and nuclear weapon development, he might eventually push the Korean Peninsula into a nuclear war that no one wants.
Germany's new defence policy guidelines mark a seismic transformation in German military strategy, away from diplomacy and dialogue, towards defence and deterrence. But as the country seeks to be more assertive on the international stage, there may be resistance at home.
Jan 17, 2024
The hype around the concept of AI-output watermarking may be masking very real system challenges. And failure to address watermarking as a systems problem is likely to result in solutions that risk working against the security and trust they seek to instill.
While Western military action against the Houthis has increased, the Red Sea crisis is sailing through opaque waters. Short-term military action might help with the immediate crisis, but shipping routes will remain vulnerable unless the world recognizes its exposure to threats and cooperates to defend them.
Much is still unknown about the details of the new New Zealand government's foreign and security policy approach, and much remains subject to change. The early indications, however, point to a New Zealand planning to deepen alignment with like-minded partners, not just to address China, but probably in regard to other challenges as well.
The democratization of drone technology means that adversaries are now able to conduct attacks with near impunity. The Houthis' recent drone attacks in the Red Sea show that America's current approach to countering them is not working. A holistic, offensive strategy is needed.
Altered design banknotes—often referred to as movie money or prop copies—have a similar shape and color to real euros. Without close inspection, they can easily be accepted as genuine money. They include disclaimers but they are still illegal.
Jan 16, 2024
The gap in long-distance transmission technologies between the United States and China raises significant national security implications.
The IDF's relationship with Israeli society, cultural predilections, and individual norms make it a very different kind of military—informing how it fights in Gaza.
With a third Democratic Progressive Party presidential victory in Taiwan, relations with China will only get worse. Democratic consolidation could be important in helping the island resist gray-zone coercion by the mainland.
Jan 15, 2024
In the developing world, mineral extraction and processing has historically caused not just environmental contamination but also corruption and displacement of local livelihoods. There are opportunities to improve the way companies from the Global North approach critical mineral projects there.
Jan 12, 2024
A Chinese review of Russia's use of Kinzhal hypersonic missiles in Ukraine is pessimistic about their ability to have a major impact on the outcome of the war. It is not yet clear how this insight will affect China's assessments of its own hypersonic arsenal.
President Biden's executive order on AI is a key step toward a regulatory regime that protects against AI's possible perils while balancing its potential. But more policies are needed—especially when it comes to security issues.
