Privacy Refracted through PRISM
Twenty years ago, at the dawn of the Internet age, I demonstrated the nascent power of database research to...
A Nation Must Think Before it Acts
Privacy Refracted through PRISM
A nation must think before it acts.
Categories for E-Notes
Reforming the Democracy Bureaucracy
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY U.S. democracy assistance, which began in earnest in the 1980s as a means to support democratization in...
Economic Dimensions of the Arab Spring
INDIRECT ECONOMIC IMPACT OF THE ARAB SPRING: THE CASE OF LEBANON Two and a half years after the start...
Russia and the Boston Bombings: The Mystery Deepens
As U.S. intelligence and law enforcement struggle to assemble a complete picture of the Boston Marathon bombings, new questions...
The Sino-Japanese Clash: What is behind it?
As observers struggle to predict the future of East Asia, they face a familiar choice among three schools of...
Russia and the Boston Bombings
In the wake of the bombing of the Boston Marathon, President Obama has thanked Vladimir Putin for his help...
Understanding Afghan Insurgents: Motivations, Goals, and the Reconciliation and Reintegration Process
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 78 in-depth interviews were conducted with self-identified Afghan insurgents in Baghlan, Ghazni, Helmand, Kandahar, Khost, Kunar, Kunduz,...
Sideways: America’s Pivot and its Military Bases in the Asia-Pacific
The state of America’s strategic “pivot” or “rebalancing” toward the Asia-Pacific has taken on a renewed importance with the...
The Fall of the Berlin Wall, the Power of Individuals, and the Unpredictability of History
German unification was one of the most dramatic developments in contemporary history, as well as one of the most...
How Iraq’s Future May be Shaped by its Neighbors
Since the last American soldiers left Iraq more than a year ago, the fear of rising Iranian influence in...