Quote of the week: “How can we account for our present situation unless we believe that men high in this government are concerting to deliver us to disaster? This must be the product of a great conspiracy, a conspiracy on a scale so immense as to dwarf any previous such venture in the history of …
Archives for August 2020
Diamond Tempest in a Teapot
by | August 19, 2020 | No Comments
In 2018, the US and the UAE conducted a joint military exercise called Diamond Tempest. While looking through still images and videos from the exercise, Jeffrey and his colleagues at CNS thought it would make a great case study. Just how much can we learn using open source tools? They were able to piece together …
Nothing if not persistent: North Korean exploitation of Fijian and Cambodian flags at sea
by | August 11, 2020 | No Comments
Guest post by Jake Hulina Jake Hulina is a research assistant at CNS and an undergraduate student at Middlebury College. His research interests include missile proliferation, geospatial analysis, and maritime tracking. Due to North Korea’s continuing pursuit of nuclear weapons and advanced delivery systems, the United Nations Security Council has placed comprehensive sanctions on North …
Can Beijing Make Good Trouble?
by | August 9, 2020 | 1 Comment
Lyric of the week: All alone the captain stands Hasn’t heard From his deck hands The gambler tips his hat And walks towards the door It’s the second half Of the cruise And you know he hates to lose –Neil Young, “Cripple Creek Ferry” Quote of the week: “Something further may follow of this Masquerade” …
Lessons Learned from the War in Yemen
by | August 4, 2020 | No Comments
The war in Yemen has seen the highest usage of ballistic missiles since the Iraq War, and the highest usage of ballistic missile defense assets in any conflict, offering a preview of any future conflicts with Iran. Aaron and Scott talk about a new CSIS report, The Missile War in Yemen, the utility and difficulties …
Abolition and Addiction
by | August 2, 2020 | No Comments
Quotes of the week: “It is clear that the use of such a weapon cannot be justified on any ethical ground which gives a human being a certain individuality and dignity even if he happens to be a resident of an enemy country.” –Enrico Fermi and Isador Rabi, Addendum to the Report of the General …
