Syria: Options and Implications for Lebanon and the Region
…escalation in Lebanon that eventually backfired. It is not a lack of engagement but Syria’s maximalist and unresponsive posture that has precipitated the current crisis, driving the US administration and…
Toxic Rare Earth Mining is Ruining Mekong Tributaries in the Golden Triangle
…of toxic waste is produced. Because rare earth mining sites are only viable for a few years, miners tend to rapidly develop new mines within close proximity of defunct sites….
Russian-American Cooperation on Personnel Reliability
…types of drugs,3Cocaine, Opiates, Amphetamines, Methamphetamines, THC and these cups were also used to transport samples from nuclear weapons storage sites to the labs for further testing and evaluation. Before…
Seeking Refuge in the 21st Century
…basic mobile device. But the value of mobile technology starts long before arriving at a refugee camp. Many refugees utilize GPS and Google Maps to navigate terrain, relay routes to…
Tariffs, Economic Nationalism, and the Future of US Semiconductor Manufacturing
…Taiwan, the company fabricates 92% of the world’s cutting-edge semiconductors under contract, mostly for American companies like Nvidia, Apple, Advanced Micro Devices (AMD), Google, and Qualcomm. In Phoenix, Arizona, TSMC…
Implications of Chinese Influence Operations for South Korea and the US-ROK Alliance
…Korean-language websites that masqueraded as ROK news media websites and spread pro-China and anti-U.S. news on a variety of high-priority topics for Beijing, such as favorable coverage of China’s handling…
Internet Filtering in Iran Boosts VPN Business – Much of it Government-Owned
…that the sites of some companies that advertise and sell VPNs are not blocked. In addition, users can easily pay for their services through government banks. Some sites have “.ir”…
Renewable Energy & UN Peacekeeping: Untapped Potential in the DRC
…hydroelectric power from Virunga SARL. The mission should consider extending this model to other sites where troops are deployed and where access to hydroelectric power is available, particularly in North…