GNSI Newsletter


May 7, 2025 // Issue 26

Study of Internal Conflict Research Project Finds New Home at GNSI.

The research project originated in 2014 at the Army War College under the direction of Dr. Chris Mason. After 11 years of research, the work can now be found at GNSI, with the hope of conducting new and more extensive data development.


Find out more.

Special 3-part Video Series with former Deputy Sec of State and Ambassador to Russia, John Sullivan.

Former Deputy Secretary of State and Ambassador to Russia, John Sullivan, visited USF recently and we had the opportunity to sit down with him for a wide-ranging and detailed discussion of his time spent in DC and Moscow.


Watch the interview

GNSI Decision Brief: Applying Green Beret Identity and Ethos to Build U.S. Military Resiliency 

There is a resurgence in the DOD to “put the warrior spirit back into the U.S. military.” Our latest Decision Brief examines that emphasis to see what needs to be done to make it happen.



Read the Brief.

Current Spotlight (Vol 18, No 1)

Reconstructing Russian Strategic Culture: Narratives, Othering, and the West Discover how the Kremlin’s evolving narratives about history, civilization, and ideology reshape Russian strategic culture—and why the West is cast as a perpetual threat.

Written by: Dogachan Dagi



From the JSS Archives (Vol 14, No 4) What is the Role of Cyber Operations in Information Warfare? This article tests two competing candidate theories of security cooperation provision contained in the literature against a subset of stated strategic objectives by assessing whether the amount of aid spent over time correlates with intended outcomes.

Written by: Emilio Iasiello

Announcing Open Call for Papers for the GNSI Decision Brief with a Focus on Maritime Security We invite submissions exploring contemporary challenges, strategies, and innovations in maritime security. Topics may include naval policy, piracy, maritime law, cybersecurity, and geopolitical tensions impacting global maritime domains.


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GNSI Research Fellows Author Article Calling into Question the “Next Middle East Axis” Drs. Jeff Rogg and Arman Mahmoudian believe its vital that, starting in Syria, the United States must prevent a Turkish-Sunni bloc from replacing the Iranian-Shia bloc as the regional troublemaker. For The National Interest.


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A lie doesn’t become truth, wrong doesn’t become right and evil doesn’t become good, just because it’s accepted by the majority.

– Booker T. Washington

Other stories of interest:

• Upcoming calendar of GNSI Events. Read more.

GNSI Executive Director, retired Marine Corps General, Frank McKenzie, joined 125+ members of the Florida Council 100 urging the Florida congressional delegation to push forward on the relocation of NASA’s headquarters to Florida. Read their letter.

• Listen and subscribe to our weekly podcast, At the Boundary. See all episodes.

• USF is a national leader for dozens of graduate programs, according to US News & World Report. See the best of the best.

• USF’s Morsani College of Medicine is ranked among the nation’s top medical institutions and #1 in Florida. Read More.

Request an Appearance from General McKenzie at your event. GNSI Executive Director, General (Ret) Frank McKenzie, former commander of United States Central Command and author of "The Melting Point: High Command and War in the 21st Century," is a gripping, straight-forward keynote speaker who delivers poignant stories from his career and insights into leadership.


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