A Nation Must Think Before it Acts
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A nation must think before it acts.
Terrorism and Social Media: Is Big Tech Doing Enough?
On January 17, 2018, Clint Watts will testify before the U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation. Watts is a Robert A. Fox Fellow, Foreign Policy Research Institute, Senior Fellow, Center for Cyber and Homeland Security, the George Washington University,...
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Extremist Content and Russian Disinformation Online: Working with Tech to Find Solutions
A decade ago, al Qaeda in Iraq littered YouTube with violent videos. A few years later, Twitter became a playground for al Shabaab’s violent tirades in Somalia and the devastating Westgate shopping mall attack in Kenya. During this same...
Read more »Terror in Europe: Safeguarding U.S. Citizens At Home And Abroad
Recent terrorist attacks in Paris, Istanbul and Brussels should not come as a surprise. The Islamic State’s rise in Europe ...
Read more »The Russian Far East: Opportunities and Challenges
This testimony was given before a hearing of the House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on Europe, Eurasia, and Emerging Threats entitled, “China’s ...
Read more »Teaching the Next Generation of Innovators
COMMITTEE ON GLOBAL OPPORTUNITIES AND THE CREATIVE/INNOVATIVE ECONOMY – October 10, 2012 – Resolution No. 120128 David Oh, Chair Marian ...
Read more »Hearing on “China’s Narratives Regarding National Security Policy”
I appreciate the opportunity to appear before the Commission at this hearing on an important and under-studied subject. The Chinese ...
Read more »China’s Narratives Regarding National Security Policy
The Chinese narrative emerges most clearly from Chinese-language publications on the great powers, including the United States, and on challenges ...
Read more »Eulogy for General Alexander M. Haig, Jr.
Service was Al Haig’s mission. Courage was his defining characteristic. Patriotism was his motivating force. Al and I met over ...
Read more »Confronting al-Qaeda: Understanding the Threat in Afghanistan and Beyond
Mr. Chairman, Senator Lugar, and Members of the Committee: I thank you for the opportunity to appear before you today ...
Read more »Welcoming Remarks
“Gooood morning, Vietnam!!” I say that as a veteran of that particular conflict and also as a big Robin Williams ...
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