Center for Strategic Communication

Unlocking the Secrets of Cyber Hazards

This post orginally appeared in AFCEA’s SIGNAL Magazine quarterly CyberEdge issue.  Security products are like crack to security professionals—they just cannot get enough. These products appear to be the panacea practitioners are seeking, but they often are not...

What’s Wrong with Venezuela

Venezuela is going through very tough times. According to the World Bank, Venezuela’s economy will contract 10% this year, the most of any in the world. In order to keep the country afloat, the central bank of Venezuela has already burned through $25 billion in cash...

Reality, Risk and Potential: Managing Today’s Conflicts

On Monday, October 26th at the Council on Foreign Relation’s, Foreign Affairs and the International Crisis Group (ICG) in New York hosted an event on “Reality, Risk, and Potential: Managing Today’s Conflicts.” The event featured panels of experts consisting of think...

Who Wields Iranian Sanctions Authority?

On December 28, 1977, the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA) was signed into law, which allows a president to intervene in any U.S. business transactions with a foreign entity if a state of emergency is declared. President Bill Clinton declared in...