Allies Struggle to Implement NATO’s Lisbon Summit Decisions
06/07/2011
06/07/2011 - On the D-Day anniversary, are we any closer to the missile defense of Europe?
The Future of the People’s Republic of China (II)
06/07/2011
06/07/2011 - The PRC already has achieved significant global domination.
The Indian Decision in the Fighter Competition
06/02/2011
06/02/2011 - The editor of a prominent Indian defense magazine discusses the Indian decision not to downselect American fighters.
The FBI and Cyber Defense
05/18/2011
By Dr. Richard Weitz 05/18/2011 - The role of the FBI in cyber defense is discussed and analyzed.
State Department Goes on Cyber Offensive
05/05/2011
By Dr. Richard Weitz 05/05/2011 - The State Department is playing a leading role in a global coalition of governments committed to advancing Internet freedom. This commitment was highlighted at the Internet Governance Forum in Vilnius, Lithuania in September 2010 and in a cross-regional statement on Internet freedom sponsored by…
Espionage and the PRC Challenge
04/27/2011
By Edward Timperlake 04/27/2011 - The history of Peoples Liberation Army (PLA) espionage attempts against US military and dual-use technology in the nineties were identified and reported on by a Select Committee of the House of Representatives. The Congressional report is a tribute to the tremendous bipartisan effort of those…
DHS Grapples with Cyber Threats
04/27/2011
By Dr. Richard Weitz 04/27/2011 - In June 2006, a report by the Business Roundtable identified three major “cyber gaps”: no clear warning indicators that a cyberattack was occurring, uncertainty who would lead efforts to restore damaged U.S. critical infrastructure, and the absence of dedicated resources to support such post-attack…
The Chemical Weapons Threat Remains: Shaping a Way Forward
04/19/2011
By Dr. Richard Weitz 04/ 19/2011 - The Convention on the Prohibition of the Development, Production, Stockpiling and Use of Chemical Weapons and on their Destruction (commonly referred to as the Chemical Weapons Convention and abbreviated as the CWC bans the development, production, acquisition, stockpiling, transfer, and use of offensive…