On the Offensive
Argentina’s multipronged assault on drug trafficking provides lessons for other nations
By Martin Verrier
Argentina’s national undersecretary of Counter Narcotics Policy, Marshall Center Alumni
Drug consumption in Argentina…
Trouble on the Horizon
A looming cyber warfare threat demands an overhaul of international law
By Lt. Col. Brian Smith, U.S. Central Command
Photos by The Associated Press
Although some progress has been made over the past decade, current international law…
Hybrid Threats
Coping with new challenges
By Klaus-Dieter Fritsche, state secretary at the German Federal Chancellery, German commissioner for the Federal Intelligence Services
With the end of confrontation between East and West came a long period when…
Projecting Power
Russia seeks to recapture its imperial past by exploiting former Soviet countries
By Dr. Stefan Meister German Council on Foreign Relations
Discussing Russia’s attempts to influence former Soviet countries requires a thorough…
The Danger Within
Societal divides pose a major threat to national security
By Besa Kabashi-Ramaj, Centre for Research Documentation and Publication, Kosovo | Photos by Reuters
The global security framework and geopolitics have shifted since the Cold…
Managing Diversity
The quest for ethnic and religious tolerance
By Andreja Durdan, Croatian Security Intelligence Agency
“No man is an island,” wrote English Catholic cleric and poet John Donne in the 16th century. Today, this is more evident than ever.…
When Outsiders Interfere
Countries targeted by Russia or other external actors must develop an internal resilience
Pál Dunay, Ph.D. Marshall Center
The post-World War II era has been one of increasing international cooperation and the empowerment of…
Hybrid War and Hybrid Threats
Coping with conventional and unconventional security challenges
By Dr. Sven Bernhard Gareis German deputy dean at the Marshall Center and professor of international politics at the Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität
It is not a new…
From Calamity to Coordination
How a botched 1970 defection request led to a ‘whole-of-government’ approach to crises
By Brian Wilson, deputy director of the Global Maritime Operational Threat Response Coordination Center, and Wayne Raabe, U.S. Department of Justice,…
ISIS in Turkey
The government’s response has global consequences
By Ahmet S.Yayla, Ph.D., George Mason University
The Reina nightclub attack, which occurred in the early hours of New Year’s Day 2017 in Istanbul, Turkey, and the counterterrorism…