Our picksRussia’s use of Twitter; U.S.-NK war of words; Mexico’s rescue dogs, and more

Published 26 September 2017
  • A war of words
  • How a Russian outlet sought to reach American voters on Twitter
  • Rescue dogs at work after Mexico’s earthquakes
  • These hurricanes prove that climate adaptation is not enough
  • What are the rights of an American captured fighting for ISIS?
  • After the storms have passed: Rebuilding with climate change in mind
  • How Hezbollah came to dominate information warfare
  • The House Republican budget would eliminate critical disaster relief funding

A war of words (Scott A. Snyder, CFR)
The extraordinary personal exchange between Trump and Kim should underscore the clear miscommunication risks between the two men.

How a Russian outlet sought to reach American voters on Twitter (Jenna McLaughlin, Foreign Policy)
RT tried to take over politically charged accounts.

Rescue dogs at work after Mexico’s earthquakes (Alan Taylor, The Atlantic)
Search and rescue dogs have spent weeks now clambering over collapsed buildings, helping their human counterparts locate survivors trapped inside.

These hurricanes prove that climate adaptation is not enough (Emily Atkin, New Republic)
Trump only wants to address the effects of global warming, not

What are the rights of an American captured fighting for ISIS? (Jonathan Hafetz, ACLU)
The Constitution is clear. Any American fighting for ISIS should be transferred to federal court for prosecution.

After the storms have passed: Rebuilding with climate change in mind (Alice C. Hill, Bulletin of the Atomic Scioentists)
Can we really afford to assume that Harvey, Irma, and Maria were flukes? How to build better so fewer people die, and so essential infrastructure is resilient to disaster.

How Hezbollah came to dominate information warfare (Colin P. Clarke, RAND)
Long before ISIS began significantly investing in propaganda, the Lebanese Shi’ite terrorist group Hezbollah had laid the groundwork for the effective use of information warfare, which is the ability to gain an advantage over an adversary through the management of information.

The House Republican budget would eliminate critical disaster relief funding (Sarah Edelman, Harry Stein, CAP)
The proposed fiscal year 2018 House majority budget eliminates programs that provide disaster relief and the administrative resources needed to deploy funding quickly and effectively.