Publications

South Asia Security Monitor: No. 371

June 29, 2015

Pakistan discloses secret Taliban talks;

Vietnam assigns first Ambassador to Bhutan;

Bhutan is Indian Army's next priority;

Taliban attacks Kabul Parliament building Myanmar returns migrants to Bangladesh  

Understanding Cybersecurity - Part 3 | Cyber Crime

June 29, 2015 Richard M. Harrison

Cyber crime covers a wide range of activities that includes theft, fraud and harassment; stealing valuable intellectual property as part of industrial espionage; committing financial fraud and credit card theft; and disrupting internet services for ideological goals (“hacktivism”). The crimes target both firms and consumers, and while they rarely result in physical harm or property damage, there can still be severe consequences...

Supreme Irony

June 29, 2015 Lawrence J. Haas U.S. News & World Report

Those in America's foreign policymaking circles who are concerned about the emerging U.S.-led nuclear agreement with Iran are increasingly pinning their hopes not on Washington changing its negotiating posture but, instead, on Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei walking away from the table.