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June 4, 2025 // Issue 27

GNSI Partners with Leading French University and Cyber Florida for Live, Virtual Event on Cybersecurity

GNSI is collaborating with Cyber Florida and the University of Paris-Saclay, France's leading cybersecurity institution, for a special live, virtual event on June 23. Three hours of unique analysis, perspectives and experiences from leading global cyber experts.

Registration is Open!

Former member of the Afghanistan War Commission Authors Special Decision Brief for GNSI

Dr. Jonathan Schroden, former Research Director for the bipartisan Afghanistan War Commission, explores the opportunities and potential pitfalls of future U.S. foreign policy with "Policy Options for Securing U.S. Interests in Afghanistan."

Read the Brief.

GNSI Kicks Off New Research Initiative "Axis of Resistance"

We've kicked off a six-month exploration of the Middle East and Iran's crumbling block of proxy groups with this new research initiative, led by GNSI Research Fellow, Dr. Arman Mahmoudian.

Explore the Initiative

Current Issue (Vol 18, No 1)

American Extremism: An Evolutionary Process This article critically examines the historical definitions of American right-wing extremism as utilized by the media, political community, academia, and the government.

From the JSS Archives (Vol 13, No 3) Made in China 2025: China's Strategy for Becoming a Global High-Tech Superpower... Written in 2020, this article addresses how China’s discriminatory trade practices and illicit means of foreign technology acquisition under its Made in China 2025 plan undermine current international trade orders and pose the greatest threat to its existence.

"You Can't Defeat Tomorrow's Enemies with Yesterday's Budgets"

So writes GNSI Non-Resident Senior Fellow, Dr. Frank Hoffman in this newly published GNSI Decision Brief, analyzing defense spending in future U.S. budgets. Hoffman also offers a quick, albeit expensive, fix.

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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.

Learn More.

“Bad men need nothing more to compass their ends, than that good men should look on and do nothing.”

– John Stuart Mill

Catching Up with GNSI Podcasts

At the Boundary

• What's Fueling the Modern Energy Race?

• The Coalition You've Never Heard of - But Can't Afford to Ignore

• Battlefield Medical Lessons from Ukraine

• Five Signs a Nation is Headed Toward Collapse

What's Really Happening?

with retired Marine Corps general and GNSI Executive Director, Frank McKenzie.

President Donald Trump made headlines with his introduction of the "Golden Dome" missile defense program for the United States. The GNSI Executive Director takes a deeper dive into the viability of the program and the need for it.

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