In advance of next week’s G-7 meeting in Brussels aimed at seeking ways to strengthen Europe’s energy security, Dr. Gal Luft, co-director of the Institute for the Analysis of Global Security (IAGS), and a member of ACD’s Board of Advisors, "calls on … [Read more...] about Hard Truths, Difficult Choices: Recommendations to the G-7 on Bolstering Energy Security
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Economic Growth is Not Enough
Left: Thaksin Shinawatra Events in Thailand give the lie to conventional wisdom that rapid economic development leads inevitably to political progress and stability, were such evidence still required. Thailand has made remarkable economic progress … [Read more...] about Economic Growth is Not Enough
Misreading Ukraine
Left: Bernard-Henri Levy in Kyiv An international “intellectual marathon” of political thinkers of divergent persuasions took place in Kyiv, on May 15-19, 2014, to discuss Ukraine’s future. “Ukraine: Thinking Together” was the brainchild of the New … [Read more...] about Misreading Ukraine
Weekly Briefing – May 18 – 23, 2014
From ACD: U.S. CyberSpace Vulnerabilities - Rachel Ehrenfeld - Cisco Systems’ CEO John Chambers’s letter asking President Obama to personally intervene to stop the National Security Agency from intercepting and planting surveillance software in the … [Read more...] about Weekly Briefing – May 18 – 23, 2014
U.S. Unprepared for Biological Threats
In a recent report to Congressional Committees on Biological Defense, the General Accountability Office (GAO) revealed that the Defense Department has not followed its own directive to update its list of biological agents that pose the greatest … [Read more...] about U.S. Unprepared for Biological Threats
Lessons Learned from 6 Big Terrorist Windfalls
Terror finance trials over the last ten years have frequently involved transfers by individuals of a few thousand dollars to terrorist organizations abroad. Sometimes those cases get as much attention from the news media and law enforcement as … [Read more...] about Lessons Learned from 6 Big Terrorist Windfalls
Ins and Outs of the Hamas-PA Negotiations & J. D. Halevi
Left: Khaled Meshal and Mahmoud Abbas Once again, a lifeline has been thrown to the Muslim Brotherhood's Palestinian branch, Hamas. That lifeline was reportedly initiated by the head of Qatar’s intelligence service Ghanem al-Kubeissi with Hamas … [Read more...] about Ins and Outs of the Hamas-PA Negotiations & J. D. Halevi
U.S. CyberSpace Vulnerabilities
Cisco Systems’ CEO John Chambers’s letter asking President Obama to personally intervene to stop the National Security Agency from intercepting and planting surveillance software in the company’s equipment before it is shipped to customers around the … [Read more...] about U.S. CyberSpace Vulnerabilities
India – A New Beginning?*
Hardly. In a conversation decades ago with an old Asia hand about differences between India and China, my friend claimed her pursuit of knowledge on China was so much easier than anything similar for India. There, she said, everything had … [Read more...] about India – A New Beginning?*
South China Sea Territorial Disputes
"Vietnamese Riot in Industrial Zones in Anti-China Protest," Reuters, Hanoi, 14 May 2014. Thousands of workers took to the streets to demonstrate against "Chinese oil drilling in a contested area of the South China Sea." It did not take long before … [Read more...] about South China Sea Territorial Disputes