Looking back at 2007 and Darfur
Back during my second run at college I wrote for the Daily Texan. Here’s a piece worth revisiting: Free Tibet, stop Darfur, save Congo! The Daily Texan April 11, 2007 While… Read More
Salil Puri
Looking back at 2007 and Darfur
American Universities and Influence Research
Recently, you’ve probably heard a lot about Influence Activities or Influence Operations, usually in the context of Russia and the 2016 election. For many Americans, this topic… Read More
UT Austin rejects communist influence
The Chinese government has spent the last several years developing soft power and influence capabilities. Like many other countries, this effort includes investing in schools.… Read More
Hawaiian nuclear alert: What if it was real?
Saturday the Civil Defense system in Hawaii sent out a mass alert regarding an inbound ballistic missile, sending many residents of the 50th state into a near panic. Luckily, the… Read More
Russia’s viral hero story almost certainly Kremlin propaganda
In what continues to be an amazing 21st-century information coup, even stalwart and patriotic U.S. veteran pages are eagerly promoting Russian propaganda. Read More
Should a Navy SEAL be Leading our ISIS Counter-Propaganda Efforts?
I'm not a betting man, but I'm fairly certain Daesh isn't using their shooters to run their propaganda offices. If they were, maybe we wouldn't be having such a difficult time… Read More
Are Clinton and Trump Too Powerful to Touch?
Vice President Gerald Ford stated, “Our Constitution works. Our great republic is a government of laws and not of men.” Our government’s legitimacy rests on this principle.… Read More
Army Shuts Down Human Terrain System
With hardly a peep, the Army recently closed the book on the controversial Human Terrain System (HTS). Read More
High-Stakes Negotiations: From Conflict to the Conference Room
Experts have studied high-stakes negotiations for years. What they've discovered can help the military. What they've missed needs to be addressed. Read More
