Who Controls Your Internet? The Debate Over DNS Blocking
…particularly those related to online scams, gambling, and pornography. Without any public consultation or notification, individuals using public DNS services like Google or Cloudflare were redirected to ISP-controlled services, causing…
Pezeshkian Marks a Rough Anniversary as Iran Faces Relentless Pressures
…media sites such as Instagram and X never materialized, despite half-measures like unblocking WhatsApp and Google Play. Economically, Pezeshkian inherited a perfect storm: inflation exceeding 40%, chronic unemployment, power and…
Implications of US-India Trade Announcements
On February 2, 2026, President Trump and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced that they had reached a long-awaited deal on trade that would reduce U.S. reciprocal tariffs to 18% from 25%. As of this writing,…
Strengthening the Rules-Based Global Order: The Case for an International Rule of Law Package
…U.S. Judge on the International Court of Justice.1Hackworth, Green H. The Department of State Bulletin. Office of Public Communication Bureau of Public Affairs. 1945. Accessed August 12, 2020. https://play.google.com/store/books/details?id=0FNf0ffjiPQC&rdid=book-0FNf0ffjiPQC&rdot=1. Countries,…
Sea Of Absurdity: Sansha, China’s New Island “City”
…Phu Lam Island, is so small that a 8,900 ft. long (2,700 m.) airstrip, which the Chinese military completed in 1990 to extend the range of its patrol, fighter and…
Maritime Security
…tensions between Beijing and Washington over the South China Sea on Voice of America. Photo credit, top left clockwise: Central Intelligence Agency, via Wikipedia; U.S. Navy; iStockphoto; and Google Earth….
Building Momentum to Stop Cyber Harm
…promoting accountability in this area. Google has just published a new report on the topic, while research by civil society organizations such as Access Now, Amnesty International, and Citizen Lab…
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…