INCSEA and the Persistence of Dangerous Intercepts
By: Dale Ton In January, a Russian Air Force fighter jet intercepted a U.S. Navy surveillance plane over the Black Sea. During the...
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Feb 27, 20184 min
Attacking Opium Processing Labs in Afghanistan: Cutting a vital source of funding for terrorism
By: Amanda Swietlik The production and trafficking of narcotics, including opium and heroin, have long been major sources of revenue for...
Feb 6, 20185 min
Legally Banned: An Overview of President Trump’s Immigration Bans
By: Ammar Hussain On January 27, 2017, seven days after taking office, President Donald Trump issued an executive order aimed to bar...
Jan 23, 20184 min
The Kurdish Referendum and the Possibility of Secession: A US Choice
By: Rachel Bauer In a referendum on September 25, 2017, approximately 92% of the 3.3 million Kurds and non-Kurds in northern Iraq voted...
Jan 6, 20184 min
The Spirit of North Americanism for Security and Diplomacy: A Case Study of the U.S. – Mexico
By:Â Irving Vidal Terrazas Over the last eighteen months, the long lasting stable relationship between Mexico and the United States (U.S.)...
Dec 31, 20173 min
China and the Manmade Islands: Responses from the Obama Administration and the Trump Administration
By Lauren Stimpert Since at least 2015, China has been constructing a series of artificial islands, including building on Mischief Reef...
Nov 20, 20174 min
Shooting Down North Korean Missiles: A Legal Last Resort
By Joseph R. Epstein The 2017 threat assessment from the Director of National Intelligence labeled Russia, China, Iran, and The...
Oct 25, 20174 min
North Korean Missiles and the Legal Implications for the United States
By Maximilian Raileanu Article V of the Treaty of Mutual Cooperation and Security states that “Each Party recognizes that an armed attack...
Dec 31, 20164 min
Targeted Drone Strikes and the Growing Unrest in Yemen
By James Feeney Less than a month after the deadly terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001, the United States launched its first-ever...
Dec 1, 20163 min
Punitive Strikes, Keeping the Seas Safe
By Prescott Heighton Freedom of the seas and their safe navigation has been a fundamental principle of American international relations...
Nov 19, 20164 min
Sadly, Trump Could Use Executive Authority to Ban Muslims from Entering U.S.
By Joshua Arons In a disappointing turn of events, Donald Trump, the recently elected President of the United States could ban Muslims or...
Nov 15, 20162 min
So-Long NATO?
By Amanda Leonard In an August 2016 speech on terrorism, President-elect Donald Trump stated that the “era of nation-building will be...
Nov 4, 20162 min
Fundamental National Security Flaw in U.S.-Cuba Relations
Written by Ayan Islam The U.S. and Cuba share a distinct commonality that cannot be denied – the pursuit to maintain their respective...
Mar 3, 20164 min
The White House’s Cybersecurity National Action Plan and What it Could Mean to the States
President Obama recently released the White House’s Cybersecurity National Action Plan (CNAP) last Tuesday.[1] After a hacker released a...
Jan 6, 20164 min
Loudspeakers: The Winning Strategy Against North Korea? – Part I
Tensions have been raised again this month on the Korean peninsula. Despite the report that U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki Moon’s plan to...
Mar 31, 20153 min
Will Obama's Recent National Security Strategy Incite A Color Revolution?
Under the authority of the Goldwater-Nichols Act, President Obama’s recently updated National Security Strategy may incite a color...
Mar 15, 20153 min
Deradicalization Programs: Lessons Learned from Europe
Homegrown militants have become a major threat for European countries. Europe’s police organization Europol estimates that up to 5,000...
Mar 7, 20153 min
Russia, NATO, and Article V
By Will Richmond The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) is the most important military alliance in the World. It underpins U.S....
Oct 21, 20143 min
In Defense of Using Force Against Iran's Nuclear Program
Iran’s nuclear weapons program is inextricably linked to the national security of the United States. The program first came under...
Mar 22, 20144 min
Russia's New Eastern Bloc
The recent conflict in Ukraine has brought to light the very real and increasing presence of Russia in its previous satellite states....
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