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Counterinsurgency efforts in Pakistan require a strategy that is both military and political, writes student Daniel Harris.

Hacking is too powerful a tool for policy makers to give it up even in the middle of a global crisis, writes Dr. Buchanan.

Dr. Saunders joins Jessica Chen Weiss to explain the latest in US-China tensions.

Clara Kim, a Senior Policy Advisor at State, was recently recognized as a rising leader by New America. We asked her to reflect on her time at SSP.

In an interview with the Atlantic Council, Dr. Roberts discusses the effects of the pandemic on national security, geopolitical competition, trade, and higher education.

SSP Alumna Meghan McGee argues that European leaders can’t wait until after the November elections to put pressure on the United States.

Responding to new restrictive guidance, SFS Dean Joel Hellman issued a statement committing SFS to supporting international students, whose presence is “a hallmark of an SFS education.”…

Writing with Colin Clarke, Dr. Hoffman looks at the problem of leaderless resistance in modern terrorism and counterterrorism.

Dr. Hoffman speaks with Professor Richard English of Queen’s University Belfast about terrorism in the 20th and 21st Centuries.

Prof. Byman reviews Noah Feldman’s new book, “The Arab Winter: A Tragedy.”…

Join CSS, the US Army, and the Center for Advanced Red Teaming for a wargame vignette about information warfare featuring crowdsourced participation.

Dr. Hoffman and Jacob Ware (SSP ’19) discuss the evolving nature of terrorism in this decade and the ways in which counterterrorism must change in response.

In a video, Dr. Mastro joins a conversation about the growing U.S.-Chinese military competition.

Adjunct Travis Adkins, writing with Judd Devermont, discusses how domestic racism has impacted foreign policy.

As part of the CSS/US Army Mad Scientist event series, a group of Georgetown students and alumni presented research on bad actors on social media.

Dr. Hoffman joins the Council on Foreign Relations on their podcast “The President’s Inbox” to discuss the state of domestic terrorism in 2020.

Adjunct Jacob Zenn offers a primer on the most important jihadi groups in West Africa and how they might respond to negotiations.

Dr. Mastro joins Jonah Goldberg on his podcast The Remnant to discuss China’s role in world affairs.

It's time for regime change, writes adjunct Scott Modell, but not the lethal, overreaching kind the term evokes. Instead, he calls for a new type of regime change for the…

Dr. Saunders, SSP's US National Security Policy chair, explains the importance of Sec. Mark Esper's recent remarks.

Dr. Mastro joins ChinaFile for a conversation about the future of China’s national security strategy in the coronavirus era.

Prof. Saunders asked three civil-military relations experts, including our own Caitlin Talmadge, to respond to the use of military force to shut down domestic protests.

CSS Director Keir Lieber offers comments on the tragic deaths of George Floyd, Ahmaud Arbery, Breonna Taylor, and the resulting protests in the DC area and beyond.

Prof. Dan Byman explains how white supremacists might use recent police violence and protests to support their own goals.

Looking for some NatSec-related beach reading? Here are the books our students and alumni suggest.