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Issue #16 (July 3, 2024)

  • New Research Article titled "A 2024 Guide to Assessing Resiliency and Resistance in Iran," concludes change is possible - but it will need Western support
  • Latest GNSI Decision Brief carries the torch for Olympic Diplomacy and the Enduring Soft Power of the Five Rings
  • Feature stories from the news issue of the Journal of Strategic Security plus a trip back into the JSS archives
  • The in-depth analysis of the conference report from the GNSI Policy Dialogues conference, The Iran Enigma: Navigating Strategy and Security
  • Our most popular video to date does a deep dive into the life of a 4-Star General on the latest episode of our video podcast "What's Really Happening?"
  • And much more!

Issue #15 (June 5, 2024)

  • Publication of the conference videos from the most recent GNSI Policy Dialogues: Endangered Freedoms: Transnational Repression in North America
  • The GNSI Decision Brief: Beyond Intervention: Sustainable Solutions for Haiti's Security
  • Feature stories from the news issue of the Journal of Strategic Security plus a trip back into the JSS archives
  • The follow-up conference report from the GNSI Policy Dialogues: The Iran Enigma
  • On the latest "What's Really Hapnneing?" podcast, GNSI Executive Director, General (Ret) Frank McKenzie discusses the U.S. recent authorization for Ukraine to use weapons against Russia inside Russia.
  • And much more!

Issue #14 (May 1, 2024)

  • GNSI Tampa Summit 3 Summit Report: what we learned and new questions surrounding artificial intelligence
  • The GNSI Decision Brief tackles transnational repression as a lead up to the next GNSI Policy Dialogues event
  • Highlights from the current issue of the Journal of Strategic Security
  • One of the world's foremost Iran experts, Dr. Vali Nasr, discusses his book "How Sanctions Work: Iran and the Impact of Economic Warfare" on the GNSI Author Spotlight
  • Dr. Craig Martell is the guest on a special appearance on the GNSI podcast, At the Boundary. Martell is the first Chief Digital and Artificial Intelligence Officer at the US Department of Defense
  • And much more!

Issue #13 (April 3, 2024)

  • The GNSI Decision Brief: a covert competition and a competition over covert action
  • The first issue of the Journal of Strategic Security is published under the GNSI banner
  • Dr. Andrew Whiskeyman and retired US Air Force Lieutenant General John Shanahan dig deep into the topic of AI in national security
  • GNSI Executive Director, General (Ret) Frank McKenzie discusses the strangling of a vital, maritime trade route by the Houthis, Iranians and other bad actors in the Middle East
  • And much more!

Issue #12 (March 6, 2024)

  • Highlighted stories about GNSI Tampa Summit 3: Artificial Intelligence in the Era of Strategic Competition
  • The GNSI Decision Brief questions whether or not a Master's Degree in Irregular Warfare is a needed course of action
  • AI around the globe is the topic of conversation for a panel of experts on the latest episode of the GNSI Speaker Series video series
  • On the latest episode of "What's Really Happening?" GNSI Executive Director, General (Ret) Frank McKenzie is concerned that the Russian/Ukraine war is devolving into another Frozen Conflict
  • And much more!

Issue #11 (February 7, 2024)

  • Late additions to the speaker lineup at GNSI Tampa Summit 3, including the former Secretary of Homeland Security
  • The GNSI Decision Brief dives into the process/prospects of developing national security practitioners for strategic competition
  • One of the Army's foremost experts on autonomous weapons, Lt. Colonel Paul Lushenko, is the featured guest on the GNSI Speaker Series video series
  • GNSI Executive Director, General (Ret) Frank Mckenzie says the United States is failing to deter Iran on the latest episode of "What's Really Happening?"
  • And much more!

Issue #10 (January 3, 2024)

  • The GNSI 2023 Year in Review
  • Introduction of the first GNSI Fellows Class 
  • GNSI Speaker Series featuring CAE USA Executive Jennifer McCardle
  • The Newest Episode of "What's Really Happening? explore the possible return of nuclear weapons to the battlefield.
  • And much more!

Issue #9 (December 6, 2023)

  • The debut episode of the new GNSI Video Podcast "What's Really Happening?" with Executive Director, General (Ret) Frank McKenzie
  • The Release of the Summit Report from GNSI Tampa Summit 2: The Future and Ethics of Uncrewed and Autonomous Warfare
  • The latest GNSI Decision Brief examines Strategic Competition in the Arctic
  • Feeding Tampa Bay CEO Thomas Mantz is the special guest on the GNSI Speaker Series in a conversation with Dr. David Himmelgreen, the Director of the 国产短视频Center for the Advancement of Food Security and Healthy Communities
  • And much more!

Issue #8 (November 1, 2023)

  • National, international media turn to GNSI Executive Director General (Ret) Frank McKenzie for authentic analysis on Israel-Hamas War.
  • GNSI Decision Brief: Integrated Deterrence - What is it Good For?
  • GNSI Research Article: Israel-Hamas Conflict: Operational Considerations and Strategies
  • GNSI Speaker Series: Episode 5 now available, featuring Major General (Ret) Charles Dunlap, Jr., Executive Director of the Center for Law, Ethics and National Security at Duke University.
  • And much more.

Issue #7 (October 4, 2023)

  • GNSI Decision Brief: Who Will Rebuild Ukraine's Public Health and Disease Research Laboratories
  • GNSI Research Article: Why the Push is on to Ban TIkTok from Education, Government and Military Devices
  • GNSI Speaker Series: Episode 5 with Laura Cressey of the US State Department
  • And more.

Issue #6 (September 6, 2023)

  • GNSI Decision Brief: Why Does the U.S. Remain in the Middle East?
  • GNSI Research Article: The Invasion of Ukraine has Dramatically Altered the Russian Military Dynamic with Iran
  • Author Spotlight Video with Patrick Hamilton
  • And more.

Issue #5 (August 2, 2023)

  • GNSI Decision Brief: Nuclear Weapons on the Battlefield
  • GNSI Conference Report: Policy Dialogues - Hunger as a Weapon
  • Speaker Series Video with Dr. Ellen Messer
  • And more.

Issue #4 (July 5, 2023)

  • 6th Great Power Competition Conference Report
  • Author Spotlight with Nick Reynolds, author of "Need to Know"
  • GNSI Decision Brief: National Guard's State Partnership Program
  • General McKenzie Featured Guest on "Thirty Minute Mentors" prodcast
  • And more

Issue #3 (June 6, 2023)

  • GNSI Policy Dialogues: Hungers as a Weapon (Video and Recap)
  • 国产短视频Invited to Join Association of American Universities
  • GNSI Decision Brief: Long-Lasting Peace in Russo-Ukraine War?
  • GNSI Speaker Series: Dr. Chase Sova, World Food Program USA
  • And more

Issue #2 (May 3, 2023)

  • GNSI Decision Brief on Hunger as a Weapon
  • Preview of first-ever GNSI Policy Dialogues
  • First Speaker Spotlight: James Coker II of U.S. State Department
  • And more.

Issue #1 (April 6, 2023)


  • GNSI Tampa Summit Report for Summit 1 (March 7-9, 2023)
  • Decision Brief on China's Energy Sector
  • Preview of inaugural Policy Dialogues: Hunger as a Weapon
  • GNSI Names first Board of Advisors
  • And more.

  

 

 

 


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