Iraq is on the brink of civil war. Iraqi Kurdistan’s contentious independence referendum and Baghdad’s heavy-handed response have set the stage for a military clash between the Iraqi military and…
Following an event at Georgetown University with the Center for Professionals in Russian, Eastern European, and Eurasian Affairs, Five Minutes with an Expert sat down with CNA Research Scientist Michael…
The current state of India-U.S. relations marks a complete turnaround of the diplomatic stalemate that marked the two countries’ relationship during the Cold War. A quintessential example of this strategic…
The notion that there are four elements of national power—diplomatic, information, military, and economic—is hegemonic in American military thought. The DIME construct is a starting point for everything from…
UAV technology is poised to present the next major challenge to counter-proliferation agencies. Commonly known as “drones,” Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (“UAVs”) have proliferated at an astonishing speed, doubling over a…
An immutable law of jihadist groups is that they carefully monitor attacks—both successful and unsuccessful—in order to replicate and build upon those that worked and to avoid repeating errors. Even…
In times of austerity, when governments are seeking to rein in spending, critics tend to target the expensive carriers as prime candidates for defense budget cuts. However, it would be…
General Joseph Dunford, the International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) commander, has recently told the New York Times that America’s “presence post-2014 is necessary for the gains we have made…
Shop the Entire Current Issue- The Integration of Regions || Return to The Integration of Regions index “Rebuilding the Malian military to an operational level means starting…
Over the past ten years, Israeli forces have interrogated, prosecuted, and/or imprisoned over 7,000 Palestinian children within the Israeli military justice system. Despite international pressure, the number of arrests…
