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Social Media Bots: Implications for Special Operations Forces

Social Media Bots: Laws, Regulations, and Platform Policies

Cryptocurrency: A Primer for Policy-Makers

Cryptocurrency: Implications for Special Operations Forces

“The Cheapest Insurance in the World”? The United States and Proxy Warfare
Iranian Action in Syria: Military Operations, Soft Power Influence, and Implications for the United States

SOF and the Future of Global Competition

Promoting Civilian Protection during Security Assistance: Learning from Yemen

Exploring the Utility of Memes for U.S. Government Influence Campaigns

Great Power Competition in the Indian Ocean: The Past As Prologue?

Transnational Challenges and U.S. National Security: Defining and Prioritizing Borderless Threats

Future Policy Options for U.S. Efforts Against Al-Qaeda

Independent Assessment of U.S. Government Efforts against Al-Qaeda

Shining a Light on the Western Balkans: Internal Vulnerabilities and Malign Influence from Russia, Terrorism, and Transnational Organized Crime

Sources of Resilience in the Lord’s Resistance Army

The Role of Special Operations Forces in Global Competition

The Same, Yet Different: United States and Gulf State Interests in the Post-Arab Spring Maghreb

Asking the Right Questions: A Framework for Assessing Counterterrorism Actions

Summary Report: U.S.-UK Integration in Helmand

Charting the Course for Civil Affairs in the New Normal

Russia’s “Ambiguous Warfare” and Implications for the U.S. Marine Corps

Rethinking the U.S. Approach to Boko Haram: The Case for a Regional Strategy

CNA Small Group Discussion: Aiding Cameroon’s Effort to Counter Boko Haram

Diagnosing the Boko Haram Conflict: Grievances, Motivations, and Institutional Resilience in Northeast Nigeria

Risky Business: The Future of Civil Defense Forces and Counterterrorism in an Era of Persistent Conflict