Category: Security

In this blog, we discuss cognitive computing and other technologies with a focus on supply chain management and innovation. Other topics of discussion include digital enterprise transformation, marketing, the Internet of Things, and smart cities. Our goal is to advance the public discussion about how cognitive computing and other advanced technologies affect the world in which we live.

Bradd C. Hayes is the active editor of this blog.

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Economic Development and Global Security

John Hillen, president of Global Strategies Group (USA) LLC, wrote a thoughtful op-ed piece for Defense News entitled “National Security Evolution.” [18 June 2007] Hillen, a staunch conservative, brings an interesting perspective

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Reconnecting with the World

Washington Post columnist David Ignatius writes, “When foreign policy gurus Henry Kissinger, Zbigniew Brzezinski and Brent Scowcroft all start saying the same thing, it’s time to pay attention.” [“Wise Advice: Listen, and

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Kurdistan and Stability

A New York Times article by Kirk Semple caught my eye with its first sentence: “It is a measure of soaring Kurdish optimism that government officials here talk seriously about one day

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Where the Road Ends

The USA Today published a special report by Paul Wiseman entitled “The perils of carving a path to the Taliban’s front door” [20 June 2007]. What really drew me in was the

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A New Hotline with China

In a move reminiscent of the Cold War, the Pentagon has announced plans to establish a crisis hotline between Washington and Beijing [“U.S., China Aim to Mend Ties,” by Walter Pincus, Washington

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The Long Road to Iraqi Reconciliation

With new U.S. polls showing ever increasing dissatisfaction with the war in Iraq, it is little wonder that Democratic presidential candidates tried to steer the recent New Hampshire debate to that subject

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Virtual War in Estonia

Since the Internet first became popular, users have suffered at the hands of those seeking to cause mischief, commit fraud, or profit by jamming email boxes with spam. There has also been

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Innovation and Security

Getting Department of Defense contracts has always been good for one’s business. But since President Eisenhower warned about the growing power of the military-industrial complex, people have generally believed that only large

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