Category: Policy

Military personnel and civilians who work in the Pentagon could be targeted by the Islamic State group or other terrorists, the building’s internal security agency is warning employees in a new memo distributed late...

The US Army is embracing a more expeditionary identity, but earlier this month, Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel recommended it return to an old mission on the home front: coastal defense. …read more

Staunton, October 13 – Vladimir Putin’s nuclear bluster reflects his conviction that the world is still as it was before he annexed Crimea: that Western governments will tolerate anything he says or does because...

Newly released documents from the British government reveal a lack of judicial oversight for how it sifts through communications data collected by the NSA and other foreign governments. …read more

“Hacking back” may be illegal, Michael Rogers said. But his advice doesn’t apply to the agency he heads. …read more

Mandatory quarantines upon return from West Africa could discourage health professionals from going to the front lines, president says. …read more

This article was written by The Interpreter’s editorial staff and utilized the extensive research by independent journalist RobPulseNews of Ukraine: War Log. The Russian media landscape has changed dramatically in recent years, and much...

Yesterday’s liveblog can be found here. An archive of our liveblogs can be found here. For an overview and analysis of this developing story see our latest podcast. Please help The Interpreter to continue...

Courtesy of Anekdot.ru, here’s a sample of recent Russian military humor . . . The best color for army camouflage is purple. Has anyone ever seen a purple army? The Mongolian Army’s been called...

Heart Security Dialogue III Panel VI :Women, Peace, Security: From Rhetoric to Mainstreaming (Part Five) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YK-RHVpUw04 Chair: Ms. Najla Ayubi, Deputy Country Representative, The Asia Foundation, Afghanistan Speakers: Ms. Kojasta Ibrahim Khail, Director, Office...

Heart Security Dialogue III Panel VI :Women, Peace, Security: From Rhetoric to Mainstreaming (Part Four) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XnNE_W-mOH4 Chair: Ms. Najla Ayubi, Deputy Country Representative, The Asia Foundation, Afghanistan Speakers: Ms. Kojasta Ibrahim Khail, Director, Office...

Heart Security Dialogue III Panel VI :Women, Peace, Security: From Rhetoric to Mainstreaming (Part Three) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tBlnfW-F0nw Chair: Ms. Najla Ayubi, Deputy Country Representative, The Asia Foundation, Afghanistan Speakers: Ms. Kojasta Ibrahim Khail, Director, Office...

Heart Security Dialogue III Panel VI :Women, Peace, Security: From Rhetoric to Mainstreaming (Part Two) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F5yr3SuCmMo Chair: Ms. Najla Ayubi, Deputy Country Representative, The Asia Foundation, Afghanistan Speakers: Ms. Kojasta Ibrahim Khail, Director, Office...

Heart Security Dialogue III Panel VI :Women, Peace, Security: From Rhetoric to Mainstreaming http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AH7u0YuyxqU Chair: Ms. Najla Ayubi, Deputy Country Representative, The Asia Foundation, Afghanistan Speakers: Ms. Kojasta Ibrahim Khail, Director, Office of Human...

America’s second-most senior diplomat, Deputy Secretary of State William Burns, is retiring, and this week he penned some parting words of advice for his colleagues. While his wisdom is worth reading in its entirety,...

AISS Releases “Trends Student Radicalization Across Afghanistan University Campuses” Report   October 29, 2014 AISS released the first of a series of papers dedicated to examining the trends in radicalization across the various sectors...

It is certainly fitting to examine Gough Whitlam’s foreign policy record and considerable achievements. However, in seeking to whitewash the controversy over Whitlam’s role leading up to Indonesia’s brutal invasion of East Timor in...

A month after purring down the line to UK PM David Cameron over the outcome of the Scottish independence vote, the Queen has decided to cut out the middle man and go straight to...

According to the South Australian government, the Australian economy will be better off by $21 bn if our next generation of submarines is built in-country rather than purchased from overseas. With the Abbott government...

Staunton, October 13 – Members of the Russian extreme right are taking part in the fighting in Ukraine on both sides, and they are returning from that conflict with increasingly radical notions of what...