In The News
- in the news | February 06, 2015 | Future of War
China Flies its Largest Ever Drone: The Divine Eagle
Peter Warren SingerNew images of testing materials have emerged of China's largest ever UAV, the secretive Divine Eagle. Compared to other Chinese aviation projects l... - in the news | February 06, 2015 | International Security
Debating U.S. Foreign Policy: Where are the Women?
It was assumed that I would take a secondary role and men were given the last word,” said DiMaggio, an expert dialogue practitioner who runs New Am... - in the news | February 05, 2015 | International Security
Journeys into the vanishing religions of the Middle East
Gerald RussellMany of the legislative achievements of the Johnson administration transformed the nation and remain controversial, including the Voting Rights Act... - in the news | February 05, 2015 | Future of War
New Chinese Helicopters on the Way
Peter Warren SingerIn late January 2015 new images appeared online of a snow covered airfield in northern China, where a heavy Z-18A utility helicopter took a test fl... - in the news | February 03, 2015 | International Security
Armed Conflict and Compliance in Muslim States, 1947–2014: Does Conflict Look Different under International Humanitarian Law?
Regions with large Muslim populations in the Middle East, Asia, and Africa are no strangers to conflict and warfare, including protracted strife. Y... - in the news | February 02, 2015 | International Security
Rethinking Hostage Policies In An Era Of Violent Extremism
The U.S., Japan and other nations strongly condemned the apparent beheading of a Japanese journalist by the extremist group known as the Islamic St... - in the news | February 02, 2015 | International Security
The big dangers of big data
The central claim of data proponents is that data always has some positive value. This premise is false. Data-gathering that seems innocuous enough... - in the news | February 01, 2015 | Future of War
Is U.S. coalition winning war vs. ISIS?
Peter Bergen, Emily SchneiderWinning Mosul back from ISIS will be much more likely if the there are American air controllers calling in close air support strikes against ISIS p... - in the news | January 31, 2015 | Future of War
ISIS videos often signal hostages’ fate may be sealed
Douglas Ollivant"We know there have been other hostages who have paid ransom and have been evacuated from the country, but it seems like once you come to this leve... - in the news | January 31, 2015 | International Security
Suspected U.S. drone strike kills al Qaeda militants in Yemen
New AmericaNineteen U.S. drone strikes killed 124 militants and four civilians in Yemen in 2014, according to the New America Foundation, which maintains a da... - in the news | January 30, 2015 | Future of War
Life in the Digital Age
In this half-hour CUNY TV special, we explore the ramifications of the digital world. When almost all of our correspondence, communication and pers... - in the news | January 29, 2015 | Future of War
Next Generation of Chinese Space Vehicles Begins Its Long March (By Standing Up)
Peter Warren SingerOn the tropical island Hainan, Wenchang Satellite Launch Center got its very first heavy rocket. The Long March 7 (LM-7), built by the China Aerosp... - in the news | January 29, 2015 | International Security
Yemen’s Silver Lining
The uncertainty in Yemen should convince Washington to reevaluate its al-Qaeda strategy. But with the Huthis sure to spar with AQAP, America might ... - in the news | January 28, 2015 | International Security
Did an Armed Chinese-made Drone Just Crash in Nigeria
Peter Warren SingerAs the brutal Boko Haram insurgency has entered its 7th year in Nigeria, the relationship between the government and China has deepened. In many wa... - in the news | January 28, 2015 | International Security
Focus on Afghanistan, not Kashmir, India and Pakistan urged
Anatol Lieven"The Pakistani Taliban was more dangerous six years back. Since 2009, military offensives have pushed it back and there is a situation now where th... - in the news | January 27, 2015 | International Security
Obama Wraps Up India Visit; Banned Pakistani Militant Leader Gives Speech; USAID Suspends Major Contractor for Afghanistan
U.S. President Barack Obama urged Indians to address climate change, overcome religious divisions, and promote gender equality, while addressing an... - in the news | January 27, 2015 | International Security
Charlie Hebdo’s Rights and Wrongs
The easiest way to compound the tragedy in Paris would be to use the deaths of Charlie Hebdo’s editor, Stéphane Charbonnier, and 11 others to fan t... - in the news | January 26, 2015 | Future of War
Tom plays Phoenix
I'll be speaking next week in Phoenix. Come on down. Here are the details: Tuesday, February 3, 2015 at 7 p.m. The location is First Amendment Foru... - in the news | January 25, 2015 | International Security
Why Obama is going to visit Saudi King
Despite Saudi oil policies that benefit American economic interests, the Saudi-American alliance--which was more like a melding of minds under the ... - in the news | January 25, 2015 | International Security
ISI should stop supporting attacks on Indian targets in Afghanistan: Professor Anatol Lieven
Anatol LievenAnatol Lieven, professor at Georgetown University's School of Foreign Service in Qatar, has written extensively on Islamist terrorism and Pakistan.... - in the news | January 23, 2015 | Future of War
China Gets Three Warships in One Day
Peter Warren SingerNot since World War II has a single shipyard launched multiple large warships in a single day. But Hudong-Zhonghua Shipyard in Shanghai, one of Chi... - in the news | January 23, 2015 | Future of War
In 2015, the 'Future' Approaches
Peter Warren SingerFlying cars and hovercrafts are possible, though concept cars designed in recent years for limited flight are “not that economical or realistic in ...