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Volume 12, Issue 1 of the Georgetown Security Studies Review is now available to view and download! 📖⤵
The submission deadline for the 12(2) edition has been set for November 10, 2024. georgetownsecuritystudiesreview.org/2024/07/08/g...
GSSR Volume 12, Issue 1 Available for Download
GSSR-Vol-12-Iss-1-FinalDownload If you are interested in publishing with the GSSR in future editions or on our online forum, please view our ‘Contribute’ page or contact the E…
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July 8, 2024 at 11:48 PM
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Russia’s exploitation of Libya further demonstrates that its challenge to NATO is not confined to the Eastern flank but also aims at the Southern flank.
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Strategic Ambitions: Russia’s Deepening Military and Geopolitical Footprint in Libya
Image Source: Pulaski The Wagner Group’s entrenched and increasingly overt operations in Libya reflect Russia’s strategic challenge to Western influence and its ambition to solidify its…
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June 24, 2024 at 7:22 PM
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During the Afghanistan withdrawal, an ad-hoc group of veterans, government employees, and everyday citizens banded together for an extraordinary rescue mission. "Life and Death at Abbey Gate" is their story, the story of
#DigitalDunkirk.
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Precision-Guided Podcast | Book Talk – Life and Death at Abbey Gate with Mikael Kirk
Apple Podcasts | Spotify The United States withdrew from its two decade-long mission in Afghanistan in the summer of 2021. During the withdrawal,  a group of veterans, government employees, an…
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June 21, 2024 at 3:31 PM
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Latin America’s new right-wing leaders have promised to deliver needed policy overhauls and reforms but have paved the way for democratic backsliding as populations trade democratic freedoms and liberties for greater security or economic stability.
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The “Coolest Dictator” and El Loco: The New Latin American Right
Image Source: The Economist Across Latin America, leaders have adopted increasingly bold platforms to propel them into office. Argentinian President Javier Milei campaigned on vows of a much-needed…
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June 19, 2024 at 1:50 PM
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The Precision-Guided podcast sits down with U.S. Ambassador Jimmy Story to discuss democratization trends and analyze their implications for the future of democracy in Latin America.
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Precision-Guided Podcast | ‘The Year of Democracy’: Assessing Democratic Backsliding in Latin America with Ambassador Jimmy Story
Apple Podcasts | Spotify Amidst the global wave of democratic elections in 2024, voters in six Latin American countries have already or will head to the polls to decide the future of their countrie…
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June 14, 2024 at 8:08 PM
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Russia has revived the Soviet-era weaponizing of U.S. racial tensions, with the goal of undermining American democracy and distracting the United States from Moscow's expanding geopolitical interests.
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From USSR Propaganda to Modern Russian Information Warfare: Racial Issues Now and Then
Image Source: Magic Media, via Canva In the 1930s, the Soviet Union promoted the concept of “Southern Autonomous State,” an independent state in the South of the United States. As part …
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June 10, 2024 at 7:30 PM
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Myanmar’s civil war holds a magnifying glass to great power competition in the Indo-Pacific region, illustrating the role that the United States could play in addressing the crisis. georgetownsecuritystudiesreview.org/2024/06/08/b...
Borderlands on Fire
Image Source: Wikimedia February 2024 marked the third anniversary of Myanmar’s military coup, which threw the country’s nascent democracy into chaos and set off a geopolitical chain reaction acros…
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June 8, 2024 at 2:36 PM
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EO 14110 leaves a critical question unaddressed: What should the government do once the model evaluations are triggered?
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What AI Policy Can Learn from Pandemic Preparedness
Image Source: DALL-E By guest contributor Akash Wasil, an AI policy researcher and incoming Security Studies Program (SSP) student.  U.S. policymakers are sprinting to bolster the federal governmen…
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June 7, 2024 at 6:51 PM
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We must position ourselves to win tomorrow’s conflicts by fighting as many of them virtually as possible. And, while wars of the future will certainly not be games, some games will help us win them.
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Gaming for the Win: Merging Video Games, Synthetic Training Environments, and Combat Simulators
Image Source: dream.ai According to a victorious Ukrainian tank commander, video games helped him figure out “how” and “where” to strike a much better armed and armored Russian T-90M on the outskir…
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June 6, 2024 at 12:45 AM
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With competing demands for government spending and debt interest payments looming on the horizon, the United States may lack the revenue to meet green energy goals without access to more mature Chinese production markets.
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Blister in the Sun: Pursuing Climate Goals in a Chinese-Dominated Solar Industry
Image Source: Louisiana Illuminator After her bilateral summit with China in April 2024, U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen returned home reporting an agenda that spanned critical topics across t…
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June 4, 2024 at 2:13 PM
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The vision for U.S.-Japan defense-industrial integration set out by recent administrations is a lofty proposition that will require considerable bureaucratic and industry movement, patience, and some betting on the U.S.-Japan defense relationship.
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Building a Better Integrated Defense: Obstacles and Opportunities for U.S.-Japan Defense-Industrial Integration
Image Source: RAND During Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida’s recent state visit in April 2024, the White House released a visionary joint statement on deepening U.S.-Japan cooperation across a…
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May 9, 2024 at 2:07 PM
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By demonstrating ways that patriarchal gender norms fuel extremist ideologies, recruitment, and operations, we can foster a more inclusive and gender-equal society that is resilient to extremist narratives.
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Unveiling Masculinity: The Complexities of Gender Identities in Jihadi-Salafi Extremism
Image Source: Islamic State propaganda published in its “Ghazwa-e-Hind” magazine Judith Butler, a pioneer of third-wave feminist theories, described gender performativity as a phenomenon where “gen…
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May 5, 2024 at 5:48 PM
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Russia continues to benefit when Ukrainian exports are complicated and compromised. Perhaps less directly, Russia profits from what the Houthis claim are protected shipments across the Red Sea, while Ukrainian exports remain at risk. georgetownsecuritystudiesreview.org/2024/05/04/u...
Ukraine’s Export Crisis Isn’t Over Yet
Image Source: Reuters The Ukrainian “grain crisis” is not over, despite tremendous successes in increasing Ukrainian seaborne exports since the Russian military invaded Ukraine in 2022. Ukrai…
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May 4, 2024 at 1:57 PM
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The rapid evolution of AI technologies and their potential for misuse by extremist groups demand a proactive approach that anticipates future threats while fostering innovation in counterterrorism methodologies.
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AI-Enabled Deception: The New Arena of Counterterrorism
Image Source: Academic Info Artificial Intelligence (AI) is constantly reshaping the boundaries of innovation, permeating every aspect of modern society, from healthcare to finance. As of November …
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May 3, 2024 at 1:56 PM
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The U.S. homeland BMD system against North Korea is effective and affordable. It does not inevitably provoke arms races nor hinder arms control. Instead, it enhances the credibility of the American deterrent against North Korea. georgetownsecuritystudiesreview.org/2024/05/02/t...
The Case for U.S. Homeland Ballistic Missile Defense Against North Korea
Image Source: Breaking Defense The United States has long maintained that it can defend the homeland against limited North Korean intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) strikes. The 2022 Missile…
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May 2, 2024 at 1:54 PM
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The United States must remember the “forgotten war” in Sudan. The longer the civil war in Sudan continues, the more leverage Iran will gain–from its military aid–over the Sudanese Armed Forces. georgetownsecuritystudiesreview.org/2024/05/01/r...
Remembering a Forgotten War: United States Policy Options to Resolve Sudan’s Civil War
Image Source: Sudan War Monitor Wars have dominated this year’s election news cycle, with the conflicts in Ukraine and Gaza featuring prominently in President Biden’s 2024 State of the Union Addres…
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May 1, 2024 at 10:58 AM
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The United States and the West should lead efforts for Central Asia’s economic development away from thirsty cotton fields and towards more sustainable water practices.
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A Man, A Plan, A Canal, Afghanistan
Image Source: Eurasianet The unrecognized Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan is experiencing its first period of peace in nearly fifty years. The Taliban-run state now must balance its desire for good …
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April 30, 2024 at 11:59 AM
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Underpinning the alarming shifts in extremist activities is the rapid evolution of the Internet and social media technologies, which have become the tools to facilitate extremist communications and radicalization endeavors across the United States.
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Surging Violence and Far-Right Extremism: Unpacking Social Media’s Role in the 2024 Election
Image Source: Wall Street Journal Across the Western world, right-wing political movements are on the rise. In the United States, this has manifested in an uptick of far-right extremist activity on…
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April 25, 2024 at 11:29 PM
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Armenians in Artsakh faced a stark choice: resist and face certain massacre, or surrender and preserve life and liberty, albeit with only meager possessions.
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Why the Armenians of Artsakh Surrendered: Takeaways from Interviews with Refugees
Image Source: AP News By guest contributor Sarkis Karabashian, a student in the Security Studies Program (SSP). As the war between Russia and Ukraine rages on, another longstanding conflict simulta…
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April 19, 2024 at 2:08 PM
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Given the many surprises in AI’s progress in the past decade, analysts should more clearly acknowledge and address the critical points of technological uncertainty/dispute before concluding that AMS will favor weaker or wealthier military actors.
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From Sling and Stone to Autonomous Drone? Key Questions for Determining Whether Autonomy Favors Davids or Goliaths
Image Source: DALLE-3, via ChatGPT Suppose that the year is 2035 and America is engaged in counterinsurgency operations in the Middle East: would autonomous drones favor the insurgents or counterin…
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April 17, 2024 at 11:30 AM
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Amid reasonable political debate about how to reform the U.S. immigration system, policymakers should be concerned about great replacement rhetoric inspiring individuals to commit violence.
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The Great Replacement Theory & Racially or Ethnically Motivated Violent Extremists
Image Source: NPR In February, a convoy of trucks calling themselves “Take our border back” traveled from Virginia to the Texas-Mexico border to show support for the Texas government in its protest…
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April 16, 2024 at 11:31 AM
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The invasion of Ukraine has shone a light on how global leaders leverage historical narratives to suit the political moment. For leaders like Vladimir Putin, the popular memory of World War II is a useful propaganda tool to legitimize its invasion. (1/2)
April 16, 2024 at 1:34 AM
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The egregious human rights violations by the Wagner Group are symptomatic of the operational framework embraced by Mali’s government and the dangers posed by the elevation of PMCs.
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The End of MINUSMA: Russia Competes with the UN for Global Influence
Image Source: United Nations In late December 2023, the UN peacekeeping mission in Mali, MINUSMA, finalized its withdrawal from the country after over a decade on the ground. Its exodus came after …
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April 12, 2024 at 1:17 PM
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A real solution to the border necessitates the removal of our partisan blinders and implementing a renewed approach that works for the United States and invites the cooperation of neighboring countries.
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Looking Beyond the Politics at the Southwest Border
Members of the Texas National Guard give directives to migrants at the United States-Mexico border in El Paso, Texas, Thursday, May 11, 2023. (AP Photo/Christian Chavez). Image Source: Spectrum 1 N…
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April 11, 2024 at 10:42 AM
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In the same way that the federal government compelled states to raise the drinking age by threatening to withhold highway funding, so too must legislators act to ensure prescribed burns are taken seriously. georgetownsecuritystudiesreview.org/2024/04/10/p...
Pyrophobia: Confronting a National Resistance to Proactive Fire Use
Image Source: National Geographic “You can’t fireproof the forest,” John Gould, former smokejumper and manager of the Alaska Fire Service, told me. There is simply too much land to manage and not e…
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April 10, 2024 at 1:01 PM