What is Salt Typhoon? A security expert explains the Chinese hackers and their attack on US telecommunications networks Richard Forno, University of Maryland, Baltimore County Cyberattacks linked to the Chinese …
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Decoding Democracy: An Overview of the U.S. Election Landscape
As anyone who hasn’t been living under a rock knows, the United States has a very important election coming up in November. After weeks of battling to maintain his political …
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The Islamic Resistance Movement, also known as Hamas, whose origins go back to the Muslim Brotherhood movement, has gone through various political transitions, and many stations since its inception …
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War in the Shadows: The Unconventional Warfare Shaping America’s Future
by Rocci Stucciby Rocci StucciAuthor: Brendi Wells In the modern era, warfare has evolved beyond the conventional battlefields of the past, embracing a more insidious form of conflict that infiltrates every aspect of society. …
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While Washington and its European allies, as well as NATO, are preoccupied with the course of events in Ukraine and predicting Moscow’s next step, Beijing was able to surprise the …
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Most Americans have never heard of Yuri Shvets. He is a former Soviet KGB officer who was stationed in Washington, D.C. for a couple of years in the 1980s. After …
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Facing China—The Tyranny of Distance, Numbers and Logistics
by Derek Oaksby Derek OaksComparison between Southwest Asia AORs and the China/Pacific AOR China’s military’s growth and increasing belligerency has caused it to become the “it girl” for the United States’ military strategy. As …
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Can Russian Quantity Defeat Ukrainian Quality?
by Chris Carterby Chris Carter“Quantity is a quality all its own.” This quote is attributed to Joseph Stalin, and considering Soviet military performance during World War II it certainly fits. But can we apply …
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IRAQ IS AT THE CROSSROADS – A CIVIL UNREST AND AN INEVITABLE DIVISION
Iraq is on the brink of fierce civil unrest or, in other words, an internal Shiite-Shiite conflict between the pro-Iranian camp and the Sadrist movement that could lead to an …
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The Ukraine War – A Once in History Chance We are Wasting
by Jon Harrisby Jon HarrisWith the invasion of Ukraine by Russia some months ago, the U.S., as well as many other countries, rushed to help support Ukraine. Rushed is maybe an understatement. Made moves …