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For about a week we experienced significant controversy over the first military attack on alleged narco-trafficker small boats off the coast of Venezuela (and later Ecuador). The controversy began ...

China uses a layered approach in the South China Sea that blends military power, paramilitary forces, legal instruments, and political signaling. Beijing has asserted “historic rights” over most of ...

The White Lady. The Story of Two Key British Secret Service Networks Behind German LinesBy: Helen Fry/ Yale University PressReviewed by: Tim Willasey-WilseyThe Reviewer: Tim Willasey-Wilsey CMG is a ...

We are currently witnessing a mobilization of technical ambition reminiscent of the Manhattan Project, a realization that data and compute are the new defining elements of national power. I am deeply ...

Mark Munsell leads a non-profit effort to expand the geospatial technology ecosystem in St. Louis, MO. Previously, he held jobs as the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency’s Chief Artificial ...