The recent U.S. withdrawal of military forces from Afghanistan and subsequent Taliban takeover of the country has created an environment in which a number of foreign nation-states may seek to exploit geopolitical opportunities. The current environment in Afghanistan provides a number of opportunities for U.S. adversaries such as China, Russia, and Iran to exploit, particularly with regards to military, economic, and diplomatic relationships.
President-Elect Joe Biden was declared the provisional winner of the 2020 Presidential Election. Many voices among the media, social media, and even elected leadership expected civil unrest after the election. Research suggests that Americans on opposite sides of the ideological spectrums have adopted increasingly hostile attitudes towards one another, with some outright advocating political violence.
Norway was founded as an independent state in 1814 and has evolved into a modern day Parliamentary Constitutional Monarchy. Since the end of World War II, the state of Norway, like many other countries, is still subject to modern domestic and transnational threats to both their government and citizens.
The recent U.S. withdrawal of military forces from Afghanistan and subsequent Taliban takeover of the country has created an environment in which terrorist groups have a permissive territory from which they can operate. The current environment in Afghanistan is reminiscent of the pre-9/11 era when the Taliban also held power in the country and may indicate the beginning of a new era of transnational terrorism
China executes influence operations against the United States utilizing several methods, namely social media and traditional media tactics. Chinese influence operations have targeted a number of controversial topics within domestic U.S. politics, including the 2020 presidential election, the COVID-19 pandemic, and social justice issues. This White Paper will provide an overview of how and why China carries out disinformation and misinformation campaigns against the United States.
In recent years, the number of cyber-attacks and events has increased dramatically. In a world that continues to become more and more digitalized, cybersecurity has only become increasingly essential to ensure the safety of sensitive information and people. This paper intends to highlight the intent as well as an overview of Russia’s cyber and espionage divisions.
Like the rest of the world, the Department of Defense (DoD) has been significantly impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. This paper will examine COVID-19 related statistics and trends within the DoD, as well as various mission impacts that have occurred. Additionally, this paper will briefly examine potential challenges that lie ahead.
February 2021 brought a number of winter storms across the United States. These storms had significant impacts, to include death and injury, impacts to infrastructure, transportation, and the supply chain, as well as impacts to the COVID-19 pandemic.
In recent years, a number of U.S. military members have been found to have engaged in extremist activities, to include participation in far-right and Islamic extremist groups, among other ideologies.
In February 2020, RMC’s Intelligence & Analysis Division published a White Paper regarding an emerging virus which was then called the “novel coronavirus” and would ultimately be designated as COVID-19. The COVID-19 outbreak has ultimately become a global pandemic that has fundamentally altered the ways individuals, organizations, and governments operate.
