The Ukrainian people are currently enduring an unprovoked war that has resulted in tens of thousands of combatant and civilian deaths. Many cities and towns have been destroyed by indiscriminate Russian bombing. The free, democratic nations of the world have rallied...
Treasure in the Age of Global Enlightenment at AIWS City
On February 2nd, 2022, Boston Global Forum and Michael Dukakis Institute designed to save treasure of the Age of Global Enlightenment at the AIWS City, it includes historical documents, images of: World Leader for Peace and Security Award: Shinzo Abe, Prime...
Cybersecurity Deficits and International Norms by Derek S. Reveron
(June 6th, 2016) International security for the last 30 years has been characterized by security deficits, which I define as a government’s inability to meet its national security obligations without external support. (1) In the terrestrial world, intra-state,...
China cyberattack apparently targets Indian military
(June 13th, 2016) The Sunday Standard of New Delhi reports that a Chinese cyberattack on Indian government units and business groups has led to an alert to the Indian military, which appears to be the main target. The paper reported that a Chinese Advanced Persistent...
Cohen: Collapse of the E.U. would be a catastrophe
Roger Cohen warns in The New York Times of the perils that lie just ahead with what he sees as the terrifying possibility that the European Union could collapse if the United Kingdom decides to leave the E.U. Mr. Cohen implied that would make Russian President...
West tries to deal with returning jihadis
(June 13th, 2016) As the Islamic State continues to suffer more and more losses of territory and fighters, growing numbers of Western jihadis are trying to quit the ISIS and go back home. But Western security officials have a difficult time in ascertaining who might...
U.S. warship’s entry into Black Sea irritates Russia
(June 13th, 2016) Tensions between NATO and Russia, already high, have gone a bit higher with the vaguely threatening remarks by the Russian Foreign Ministry that Russian leader Vladimir Putin would respond to a U.S. Navy destroyer’s entry into the Black Sea with...
Chinese government uses fake social-media posts to distract public
(June 13th, 2016) A fascinating article in The Harvard Gazette tells how the Chinese government “fakes 448 million social-media posts a year in a strategy that seeks to create the appearance of ‘viral’ outbursts of Web activity, according to a new study by Harvard...