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Primer on the 2014 Russian invasion of Ukraine.
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The Future of Cyber Conflict Studies
Interdisciplinarity in the study and approach to cyber security has been a regularly stated aim of cyber security researchers and practitioners. Although the immediate and practical protection of computer networks is typically viewed as a job for technical professionals, there are broader social, psychological, political, and legal drivers of cyber conflict and cooperation that are equally important.
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Russian Cyber Operations in the Invasion of Ukraine
In March 2021, Russia began to deploy large numbers of troops and armaments near the Russia-Ukraine border in what Western observers believed posed an invasion threat to Ukraine, which Russia strongly denied. An intense debate in the West ensued over whether the troops were being deployed to pressure Ukraine into making political concessions or to conduct an actual invasion.
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How the Second Coming of the Ku Klux Klan Shaped American Religion
This paper sets out to analyze the purpose, extent, and consequences of the KKK’s cooptation of Protestantism in early-20th Century America. Primary source evidence suggests that the Klan appropriated Protestant beliefs, using the religion as a vehicle through which to spread its ideologies. By marrying the KKK to mainstream Protestantism, Klan leaders were able to achieve unparalleled success as the most popular cult in American history. The KKK’s hijacking of the Protestant faith is best exemplified in media publications, rituals, and the Klan’s use of Protestant symbols.
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The First International Crisis of Artificial Intelligence
In recent years, there has been a consensus among security experts that technological developments in artificial intelligence (AI) will cause significant adaptations to current warfare.1 This notion has encouraged many countries to produce their own national AI development strategies, expressing their desires to enter the race for global leadership in the field of AI. What is known as the “AI arms race” is led by three countries, each with different strategic approaches.
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The OSS and the Foundations of Modern Covert Ops
If there is one thing the Second World War changed in the annals of history, it was the ability of the state to exert its influence. In the twilight of the conflict, as the postwar order was the talk of town in Washington, London, and Moscow, one thing that became eminently clear was the role which foreign intelligence agencies would play in that brave new world. Shadow operations and espionage, considered with contempt by the old guard, had won the war.
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