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Tea, Coffee and Everything In-Between: Context, Risks and Implications of the Belt and Road Initiative in Colombia
May 22, 2025
Tea, Coffee and Everything In-Between: Context, Risks and Implications of the Belt and Road Initiative in Colombia
This publication examines Colombia’s decision to formally embrace Chinese investments under the umbrella of the Belt and Road Initiative
Security
Technology
Geopolitics
Application Versus Hype: Cybersecurity Applications of AI
May 18, 2025
Application Versus Hype: Cybersecurity Applications of AI
The gap between hype and reality for AI deployments in cybersecurity is widening.
Technology
Innovation
Analysis
Detecting the Undetectable: The Rise and Threat of 3D-Printed ‘Ghost Guns’
May 10, 2025
Detecting the Undetectable: The Rise and Threat of 3D-Printed ‘Ghost Guns’
This article examines the rise and threats posed by so-called 'ghost guns'.
Security
Technology
Analysis
Security State, Stagnation, and Surveillance Capitalism: The End of American Democracy?
Apr 21, 2025
Security State, Stagnation, and Surveillance Capitalism: The End of American Democracy?
This essay discusses three major factors which I believe have contributed to democratic backsliding in the United States.
Security
Technology
Geopolitics
Instability, Authoritarianism, and the Fragmentation of Global Order in 2025
Mar 03, 2025
Instability, Authoritarianism, and the Fragmentation of Global Order in 2025
The state of the world in 2025 is one of increasing fragmentation, waning democratic rights, and a very real sense of danger permeating the field of international relations.
Geopolitics
Opinion
Internatio...