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Zack Gold

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Zack Gold is a CNA expert in building partner capacity in maritime domains and in assessing U.S. security cooperation in the Americas, West Africa, and Mideast.

Gold-Zack Zack Gold is a CNA expert in building partner capacity in maritime domains and in assessing U.S. security cooperation in the Americas, West Africa, and Mideast. /images/Experts/Zack-Gold.webp Zack Gold is an expert in security cooperation and assessment, monitoring, and evaluation of efforts to increase US military access in the Middle East, the Caribbean and Latin America, and West ... the Fletcher School, Tufts University, and his Bachelor of Arts in political science and communication from the University of Delaware. Zack Gold Research Scientist Featured Squares white Explore more

cna talks: U.S. Strategy on Al-Qaeda

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Despite experiencing setbacks over the last 16 years, Al Qaeda has proven to be a learning organization that has evolved and expanded. On this episode of CNA Talks, experts Jonathan Schroden, Julia McQuaid, Pamela Faber and Zack Gold discuss the findings released in CNA's independent assessment of U.S. government efforts against Al Qaeda.

U.S. Strategy on Al-Qaeda Despite experiencing setbacks over the last 16 years, Al Qaeda has proven to be a learning organization that has evolved and expanded. On this episode of CNA Talks, experts Jonathan Schroden, Julia McQuaid, Pamela Faber and Zack Gold discuss the findings released in CNA's independent assessment of U.S. government efforts against Al Qaeda. U.S. Strategy on Al-Qaeda Dr ... focus on Africa. Zack Gold is an associate research analyst at CNA focused on non-state armed groups. He is an expert in Egyptian security and U.S. democratization, development, and security policy

cna talks: Decade of War

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Dr. David Knoll moderates a conversation about a newly released paper,   Decade of War: Applying Past Lessons to the Counter-ISIS Campaign . He is joined by the report’s author, Dr. Larry Lewis, and analyst Zack Gold to discuss the rapid adaptation of technology and information operations by non-state armed groups; how legitimate nation-states can respond to non-state armed groups which are not bound by the truth; and how lessons learned from adversaries can be most effectively integrated into future tactics across the US military.

Decade of War Dr. David Knoll moderates a conversation about a newly released paper,   Decade of War: Applying Past Lessons to the Counter-ISIS Campaign . He is joined by the report’s author, Dr. Larry Lewis, and analyst Zack Gold to discuss the rapid adaptation of technology and information operations by non-state armed groups; how legitimate nation-states can respond to non-state armed ... compliance. His other areas of expertise include counterinsurgency and high-value targeting in Iraq, Afghanistan, the Philippines, Colombia, and elsewhere. Zack Gold is an associate research analyst

Independent Assessment of US Government Efforts against Al Qaeda

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Section 1228 of the 2015 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) states, “The Secretary of Defense, in coordination with the Secretary of State and the Director of National Intelligence, shall provide for the conduct of an independent assessment of the effectiveness of the United States’ efforts to disrupt, dismantle, and defeat Al- Qaeda, including its affiliated groups, associated groups, and adherents since September 11, 2001.” The Assistant Secretary of Defense for Special Operations/Low Intensity Conflict (ASD (SO/LIC)) asked CNA to conduct this independent assessment, the results of which are presented in this report.

A. Approved for public release: distribution unlimited. 380 DRM-2017-U-015710-2Rev Pamela G. Faber P. Kathleen Hammerberg Alexander Powell Zack Gold David Knoll William Rosenau

Transnational Challenges and US National Security

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By their very nature, transnational challenges are murky and often intermingled, and thus are difficult to analyze. This report provides an introductory examination to these challenges in an effort to build understanding around what they are and why they matter to current U.S. national security. Through our research, we derived a definition for transnational challenges and then used that definition to identify 11 such challenges that impact U.S. national security interests today. We observe trends and patterns among these challenges, including how they relate to one another and how they may evolve over time. We end with thoughts on which transnational challenges the United States should focus on, and why.

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Assessment of CBSI Partner Nation Capabilities for Maritime Security and Law Enforcement

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CNA assessed the current maritime security and law enforcement capabilities of the for twelve of the Caribbean Basin Security Initiative (CNSI) partner nations: Antigua and Barbuda, The Bahamas, Barbados, Dominica, the Dominican Republic, Grenada, Jamaica, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Suriname, and Trinidad and Tobago; as well as two Caribbean cooperative security institutions: CARICOM IMPACS and the Regional Security System. These assessments are concise snapshots of partner capabilities relevant to the goals of INL CBSI as of March 2022.

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Countering Domestic Violent Extremism

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Domestic violent extremism (DVE) is a pressing concern for defense and national security policy-makers. In order to define the issue, place DVE in historical context, and suggest steps to address the problem, CNA’s National Security Seminar convened three of its experts for a discussion titled “Countering DVE: Drivers, Challenges, and What Comes Next.”

 be subdued, not eliminated, and will reemerge periodically Rapporteur: Zack Gold /reports/2021/03/CCP-2021-U-029338-Final.pdf /reports/2021/03/CCP-2021-U-029338-Final.png /images/GenericReportImage.jpg

Implication of Social Media Bots

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CNA initiated this study of social media bots—automated programs on social media platforms—to explore their implications for US special operations forces (SOF) and the broader national security community. This report explains social media bots and botnets, explores the threat of automation and the role of social media bots as a tool of disinformation, and introduces a taxonomy of six activities that social media bots and botnets can engage in: distributing, amplifying, distorting, hijacking, flooding, and fracturing. It then identifies likely evolutions in the nearto mid-term futures and explores the implications of those futures for SOF. The report examines opportunities and risks for SOF and concludes with examples of potential SOF use in each of the six identified social media bot and botnet activities.

by humans but could have been conducted by social media bots or botnets. Megan K. McBride Zack Gold /reports/2020/09/DRM-2020-U-028199-Final.pdf /reports/2020/09/DRM-2020-U-028199-Final.png

Working Toward Cooperative Disaster Response

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The Emergency Response Information Exchange (ERIE) discussion was a Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA) sponsored event at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, on February 12–14, 2019. It showed numerous ways in which forces of foreign militaries stationed in Djibouti can contribute to the government of Djibouti’s disaster response operations and improve coordination with one another. ERIE explored coordination among the international military forces in Djibouti and the government of Djibouti to support disaster relief operations led by the government of Djibouti. The scenario examined humanitarian assistance and disaster relief (HA/DR) operations in the immediate aftermath of a large-magnitude earthquake that caused extensive damage in Djibouti City. Based on the discussion during ERIE, this research memorandum presents a series of insights and recommendations on the requirements and expectations for coordination and communication among members of the international community assisting in an HA/DR operation in Djibouti.

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Proxy Warfare

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Proxy warfare—that is, conflict in which a “major power instigates or plays a major role in supporting and directing to a conflict but does only a small portion of the actual fighting itself”—is receiving new attention from policymakers, analysts, and practitioners. This study uses a series of four case studies on US involvement in proxy war (the “Secret War” in Laos, the Contras in Central America, the African Union Mission in Somalia, and the Syrian Defense Forces) to develop a set of key themes. These themes, in turn, form the basis of a set of rules of thumb to guide senior decisionmakers as they contemplate the future use of proxy forces. Finally, this report discusses implications for U.S. Special Operations Forces, which are likely to play an increasingly important role in supporting U.S. proxies.

and adversaries. Cast in that light, it is our hope that these rules of thumb will help the US to most effectively employ proxy forces in the future. William Rosenau Zack Gold /reports/2019/07