Category: Conflict & Security
172 Articles
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An Optimistic Take on Today’s Israeli-Palestinian Talks
But if there is anything that can be said about the Middle East, it is that even the smallest spark can uproot the conventional order. The desperate act of a fruit-seller in…
August 21, 2013
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The Continuing Relevance of Aircraft Carriers for the U.S. Navy
In recent years, there has been growing debate over the relevance of U.S. aircraft carriers and their usefulness as the leading response option for policymakers in a crisis. For…
August 15, 2013
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Confidence-Building Measures and the Future of the Global Information Infrastructure
Creating confidence-building measures in the information sphere has become a major foreign policy priority for many states.1 Confidence-building measures and other collaborative…
March 23, 2013
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Introduction: Building Trust in Cyberspace
In 2007 Georgetown University established the CyberProject under the auspices of the Institute for Law, Science & Global Security. The CyberProject seeks to hone the…
March 23, 2013
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Whither the War on Terror?
America’s emerging security paradigm will not focus on terrorism and the Middle East nearly as much as it used to. As someone who spends considerable time thinking about…
January 29, 2013
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Abandon a Middle East Weapons of Mass Destruction Free Zone
At the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) Review Conference in 2010, delegates were, for the first time, able to progress with a UN Resolution for a MEWMDFZ. The regional…
October 30, 2012
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A Better Plan for Port Security
Checking every shipping container entering American ports encumbers commercial activity, places an unnecessary burden on ports authority, and does little to deter terrorists and…
September 11, 2012
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Iran Looms Large in Russia’s and China’s Positions on Syria
It is widely argued that Russian and Chinese economic and strategic interests embedded in the survival of the Assad’s regime have outweighed their humanitarian concerns.…
July 18, 2012
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India, Iran and the US: Three to tango?
This limited list includes but is not limited to China, Russia, India, Japan and the EU. As expected, the EU promptly fell in line, and with a little coaxing, Japan too. Tokyo…
January 24, 2012
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Matters Military: The Next War, A Special Forces War
A lot of people believe that kind of thinking is dead wrong. They expect a major conflict will quickly force the reversal of cuts called for in the guidance, and they’re in…
January 10, 2012