A War on the Rocks analysis examines the assumptions and traditional reasoning behind U.S. arms exports market (specifically the Trump Administration’s new Conventional Arms Transfer policy), that is …
Xi Jinping says trade war pushes China to rely on itself and ‘that’s not a bad thing’
Chinese President Xi Jinping is working hard to boost confidence and prepare the country politically for the fallout of the ongoing trade war with the U.S. Trying to balance its “opening up” policy …
CCCC: A Chinese Company Reshaping the World Leaves a Troubled Trail
The largest state-owned corporation working on China’s Belt and Road Initiatives has been beset by growing numbers of allegations across its 700+ open projects of fraud, environmental damage, and …
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Manage Insider Threat Risk and Prevent ‘Big Brother’ Perception
This is the first article in a series focused on proactively managing corporate security culture and workforce expectations as your organization prepares to prevent, detect, and respond to insider …
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Software Has Become A National Security Vulnerability
Software seems harmless: virtual, ephemeral, abstract. Yet software controls every transportation, communications and energy system in America and is now a national security vulnerability. It also …
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By 2025, Machines Will Do More Work Than Humans, a New Report Says
A World Economic Forum report projects that machines will perform over half of all “work tasks” by 2025. Currently standing at 29% of work tasks today, the estimated change will displace 75 million …
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New Swedish government advocates for greater defense spending
“Sweden’s national defense has been neglected for decades. What has happened is shameful. The budget allocated to the armed forces must reflect needs, operational realities and the requirement to …
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Libya violence: Gunmen storm oil corporation building
"An armed group has stormed the Tripoli headquarters of the National Oil Corporation (NOC) in Libya. Security forces clashed with the armed men at the landmark building in the centre of the city, and …
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Here’s the blueprint for Erik Prince’s $5 billion plan to privatize the Afghanistan war
Erik Prince has continued to advocate the privatization of the war in Afghanistan through a plan that will allegedly cut costs and make gains that have remained illusive over the past 17 years. Prince …
How Strong Leadership Propels Winning Companies
10 lessons from one headhunter’s two decades behind the scenes working with hundreds of clients and thousands of senior executives. A friend recently asked me what the “secret sauce” is for the …
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