The dangerous rise in overlapping extremism
ALLEN — While the motive behind the Allen outlet mall shooting remains unclear, the gunman’s online activity displayed an obsession for violence and an...
What could derail great power competition? A terrorist attack
TAMPA, Fla. — As the U.S. focuses on great power competition with China and Russia, a terrorist attack or massive crisis response would be...
How Ideological Addiction Drives Extremism and Undermines Civil Discourse
When we think about addiction, we usually conjure images of cigarettes, alcohol, or other mind/mood-altering substances. We may think of pornography, gaming, and gambling....
Texas shooting: Global extremist network drives mass shooters, says expert
As authorities in Texas launch an investigation into the suspected white supremacist views of a gunman who killed eight people this weekend, experts said...
An “Asian NATO” would be no good for U.S. foreign policy
America’s expansive view of its national interest is built on unstable foundations Hyperbolic talk in Washington, DC of a “New Cold War” and the...
New Report Shows Capitalism Still Popular and That’s a Good Thing
To paraphrase Mark Twain, the reports of capitalism’s death are greatly exaggerated. For years, we have been told support for socialism is overtaking capitalism,...
The US ‘war on terror’, 20 years after ‘mission accomplished’
Experts say ‘lack of democratic accountability’, transparency continue to define US operations against ‘terror’ threats. Washington, DC – Two decades ago, on May 1,...
How Relatives Can Make Radicals
We tend to think violent extremism is all about ideology, but we ignore the power of personal loyalties at our peril. Of the roughly...
Sexual assaults in U.S military increased by 1% last year
The US military saw a 1% increase in sexual assaults last year, according to the Pentagon’s latest annual report. There were 7,378 reports of...
Left of Boom: Leveraging Security Force Assistance to Deter War
The conflict in Ukraine, now thirteen months long and counting, has made clear the costs of failed deterrence. The first lesson to draw from...