by Clifford Singer January 31, 2017 During the Cold War, a nuclear-armed missile fired from a submarine would likely be known to come from either the USSR or one of the NATO allies. In a world with more than two alliances possessing nuclear-armed submarines and no limits on where they patrol, however, it could become difficult...

Interview with Charles (Chuck) Geigner January 23, 2017 Charles (Chuck) Geigner works in the fields of privacy and Information Technology infrastructure.  He also leads teams that are in charge of operational security on the University of Illinois campus. The teams deal with the security support (for the customer service...

Interview with Hui Lin (Hugo), Ph.D. December 12, 2016   Tell us a little bit about what you do? Within cyber security, I primarily research Cyber-Physical Systems and the Internet of Things. I focus on preventing remote insider attacks against power grids by strengthening the ability of...

by Maxime H. A. Larivé, Ph.D. November 28, 2016   Africa was a missing piece in the 2016 American presidential elections. Trends in, Africa including political instabilities, the rise of extremist movements, and all environmental and societal problems contributing to an increase of failed-states, were not even mentioned. Only...

by Michael Lehman October 3, 2016   Secrets: Asked to name a strategic intelligence system of comparable significance prior to the 1956 advent of the U-2, Cold War history often suggests the aircraft’s revolutionary high-altitude photography had no predecessor or peer.  The Central Intelligence Agency’s U-2...

by Lynne Rudasill September 19, 2016   The articulation of the canon of global studies is ongoing and still incomplete, practical, and intellectual exercise. In Governing Globalization: Challenges for Democracy and Global Society, Ed Kolodziej brings the tenets of Order, Welfare, and Legitimacy (OWL) into the discussion of the...

by Ayşe Özcan September 6, 2016   15 July 2016 marks a historical date for Turkey in many ways. Turkey faced a coup attempt that mobilized millions of citizens for one common goal: to save the nation from a military takeover. On the night of July 15, the Turkish public was informed of several tanks blocking the Bosphorus...

by Frederick Lamb August 22, 2016 It is with great sadness that I report the passing of Jeremiah D. Sullivan, one of the early leaders of ACDIS and a dear friend and colleague. Jeremiah died peacefully at home on July 7, after a long illness. He superbly combined an intense interest in fundamental physics with a deep and life-...

by Maxime Larivé July 8, 2016 In 2014, Scotland decided to remain in the United Kingdom (UK) for one reason: membership in the European Union (EU). Two years later, citizens of the UK decided at 51.8% to leave the EU, known as Brexit. If most of the analyses have focused on the consequences of the Brexit on UK-EU relations, UK...

By Clifford Singer, ACDIS Director The outcome of the June 23 vote on British exit (Brexit) from the European Union raises questions about the value to Britain of its “special relationship” with the United States. A recent Council on Foreign Relations piece lists some expected economic costs: renewal of customs duties and non-tariff barriers on trade with the EU, a reversal of...