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Dr. Jacquelyn G. Schneider is an assistant professor and affiliate faculty at the Center for Cyber Conflict Studies at the U.S. Naval War College. This article represents her views alone and do not represent those of the U.S. Naval War College, the U.S. Navy, or the Department of Defense.
Read More(BEIJING) — A Chinese court sentenced former American football player Wendell Brown to four years in prison Thursday for being involved in a bar fight, a punishment his lawyer and …
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Sam Brownback, the U.S. ambassador for religious freedom, is pressing the Trump administration to impose sanctions on Chinese leaders associated with the country’s crackdown on faith groups, according to two …
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As the United States retreats from the world, Moscow and Beijing seek to gut U.N. programs, cut staff.
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Washington (CNN) Sen. Chuck Schumer has introduced a new bill to decriminalize and regulate marijuana at the federal level. The legislation, which the New York Democrat announced back in April, would remove …
Read MoreMaine voters again endorsed ranked-choice voting, passing a ballot question that keeps alive the first-in-the-nation election system. The Bangor Daily News and Decision Desk HQ called the race just after …
Read MoreA collaborative research team from China has published a new analysis that shows the Earth’s climate would increase by 4 °C, compared to pre-industrial levels, before the end of 21st …
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Conservative provocateur Milo Yiannopoulos on Thursday insisted on Thursday that he “wasn’t being serious” when he recently told two reporters that he “can’t wait for the vigilante squads to start …
Read MoreOKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Oklahoma Gov. Mary Fallin said she respects voters’ wishes but is concerned that Tuesday’s approval of medical marijuana in the state “opens the door” for recreational use. Voters …
Read MoreWhen we look back, 2018 may be known as the year that marijuana legalization won. The latest victory came from, out of all places, conservative Oklahoma. On Tuesday, voters in the state decided to …
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