By Major Dan Maurer* This essay imagines a fictional future ground conflict pitting the United States and a host country against a non-state militant terrorist organization that has seized territory. This hypothetical scenario imagines a “rule of law” mission in the immediate wake of conventional combat, but suggests that this task will be, ultimately and […]
Core Synergies in Israel’s Strategic Planning: When the Adversarial Whole Is Greater Than the Sum of Its Parts
To best serve Israel, the country’s strategic studies community should favor more conceptual or “molecular” assessments of expected security perils.
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Five Maritime Security Developments That Will Resonate For A Generation
Captain Brian Wilson discusses treaty developments, trends, successes and challenges in maritime security.
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The Lost Dimension: Food Security and the South China Sea Disputes
Food security was a key driver behind the development of the current framework governing the law of the sea. This matters for why–and how–the Chinese are contesting claims in the South China Sea.
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Drones in the U.S. National Airspace System: A Safety and Security Assessment
3 areas continue to hold our national security at risk and plague drone integration efforts: (1) inadequate safety systems, (2) inadequate statutes, and (3) incomplete threat analyses. The authors discuss each area in detail along with proposed solutions. Photo courtesy of Wikimedia
Expert Interviews for Drones in the U.S. National Airspace System: A Safety and Security Assessment
I. Introduction In 2012, the U.S. Congress passed the FAA Revitalization and Reform Act which among other provisions called for the integration of drones into the U.S. national airspace. While the statutory provision was an attempt to meet the needs of an emerging industry which includes the defense sector, Congress inadvertently failed to examine many […]