

DMGS’s International Relations Expert Dr. Edward Lemon Participates in Congressional Briefing Based Upon Knowledge from His Fieldwork in Tajikistan (Video)
Counter-extremism in Tajikistan, Dr. Lemon argued, is less about addressing genuine threats to national security and more about securing the country’s authoritarian regime. Tajikistan’s secular policies, which restrict religious freedoms, may backfire according to Dr. Lemon. They are creating resentment and a sense of injustice among local communities, which is being used by extremist recruiters.

DMGS-Kennan Event with Bellingcat’s Alic Toler and Dr. Edward Lemon: How Open-Source Investigations Shed Light on MH17 Shoot-Down, Chemical Weapons Attacks in Syria, and More (Audio)
Toler gave an overview of how Bellingcat conducts its research, highlighting how it identified the two Russian military intelligence agents involved in poisoning the Skripals in Salisbury in the United Kingdom earlier in 2018, found evidence of Russian involvement in the downing of MH17 in 2014 and identified an agent involved in a 2016 coup attempt in Montenegro.

CGTN’s Elaine Reyes spoke with Yuval Weber an Associate Professor at the Daniel Morgan Graduate School on what the end of the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces treaty could mean for the world (Video)
On October 22, CGTN’s Elaine Reyes spoke with Yuval Weber, Ph.D. about the significance of Washington pulling out of the Intermediate-range Nuclear Forces Treaty and what it could mean for Russia, the United States, and the rest of the world.

NSI (National Security Innovations) Hosts Speaker Session Focused on Russian Leaders with Daniel Morgan Graduate School’s Dr. Yuval Weber (Listen)
Dr. Weber highlighted the sources of Putin’s power and explained how he has been able to secure his leadership over an extended period of time.
CGTN’s Mike Walter spoke with Yuval Weber an Associate Professor at the Daniel Morgan Graduate School about Russian cyber crime allegations (Video)
CGTN’s Mike Walter spoke with Yuval Weber an Associate Professor at the Daniel Morgan Graduate School and a Global Fellow at the Wilson Center’s Kennan Institute about Russian cyber crime allegations.