Tag: National security
How a director of national intelligence helps a president stay on...
Gregory F. Treverton, USC Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences
In all the arguments over whether President-elect Donald...
Pagers and walkie-talkies over cellphones – a security expert explains why...
Richard Forno, University of Maryland, Baltimore County
Electronic pagers across Lebanon exploded simultaneously on Sept. 17, 2024, killing 12...
Climate engineering carries serious national security risks − countries facing extreme...
Ben Kravitz, Indiana University and Tyler Felgenhauer, Duke University
The historic Paris climate agreement started a mantra from developing...
Overclassification overkill: The US government is drowning in a sea of secrets
David Cuillier, University of Arizona
The U.S. faces far more threats to its national security than from spy balloons...
Here’s how government documents are classified to keep sensitive information safe
Jeffrey Fields, USC Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences
Documents sought by the U.S. Justice Department from former...
US-educated foreign soldiers learn ‘democratic values,’ study shows – though America...
Sandor Fabian, University of Central Florida
The leadership of a U.S.-trained special operations officer, Col. Assimi Goita, in Mali’s...
Was the coronavirus outbreak an intelligence failure?
Erik J. Dahl, Naval Postgraduate School
As the coronavirus pandemic continues to unfold, it’s clear that having better information sooner, and acting more quickly on...
A military perspective on climate change could bridge the gap between...
Michael Klare, Hampshire College
As experts warn that the world is running out of time to head off severe climate change, discussions of what the...
EXPLORING NATURE
Why people rebuild in Appalachia’s flood-ravaged areas despite the risks
Kristina P. Brant, Penn State
On Valentine’s Day 2025, heavy rains started to fall in parts of rural Appalachia....
