September 19, 2018 – CSPS Student Fellow Courtney Kayser discusses how demographic and security challenges impact Georgian views of the Soviet past.
Category: Blog
Defeating home-grown American terrorism – an Italian lesson
August 3, 2018 – CSPS Visiting Research Fellow Simon Clark looks at the rise of American right-wing extremism in the last decade and highlights similarities as well as differences with 1970’s Italy.
2018 CSPS Staff Ride to Antietam Battlefield
May 2, 2018 – CSPS Student Fellow Faith Hawkins highlights CSPS’ annual staff ride to the Antietam Battlefield and interviews Schar School Student David White about his experience on the trip.
In the Shadow of Russia: NATO, the Baltics, and the United States
April 26, 2018 – CSPS Student Fellow Courtney Kayser interviews two Schar School professors on their recent work in the Baltic States to assess the present security concerns presented by Russia.
The Global Impact of American Drone Policies
April 17, 2018 – CSPS Student Fellow Courtney Kayser discusses how the lack of transparency and accountability around America’s increasing use of drones sets a bad precedent as more countries begin to develop and use drone technology.
From the Source: On Location Interviews with Taiwanese Government, Military and Academic Leaders
Five PhD students from the Schar School had a unique opportunity to travel to Taiwan where they interviewed top military and governmental policy makers and met with leading academics and Think Tank experts. They had an in-depth and behind the scenes look into cross-Strait relations and the future of deterrence in Taiwan. Three students were interviewed about their experience- read on for their unexpected takeaways.
“Gone” Yesterday and Here Today: The Status of Guantánamo Bay
April 4, 2018 – CSPS Student Fellow Mary Frances Woods examines how the Trump Administration’s policy regarding the use of the Guantánamo Bay detention facility differs in practice from the policy of his predecessor.
Gas or Guns? The means of assassination matter
March 28, 2018 – CSPS Student Fellow Daniel Fielden considers the state-level response to the recent assassination attempt of a former spy and his daughter in the United Kingdom by the Russian Government within the context of previous state orchestrated assassinations.
Vietnam: Increasing U.S. Relations and Deterring China
March 14, 2018 – CSPS Student Fellow Kathleen Lackey considers the implications of a U.S. aircraft carrier being welcomed to a Vietnamese port for the first time since the end of the Vietnam War in 1975.
Russia and the Cold War: 2.0
March 7, 2018 – CSPS Student Fellow Jean Cocco had the opportunity to attend a discussion on whether or not the United States and Russia are in a new Cold War. The discussion was between General Michael Hayden and former NATO Supreme Allied Commander, General Wesley K. Clark.