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 …
Diamond Tempest in a Teapot
by | 2020-08-19 | 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 | 2020-08-11 | 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 | 2020-08-09 | 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” …
