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Unmanned Sicarios: How the War in Ukraine Is Enhancing Latin American Armed Groups’ Drone Capabilities

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In a war against an enemy with superior manpower and conventional arms advantages, Ukraine’s innovative use of weaponized drones has helped it make significant territorial gains, strike previously secure areas, and consistently stay ahead of Russia’s countermeasures across four and a half years of fighting. In Latin America, a growing number of armed groups are adopting Ukraine’s tactics, using drones in their own battles against local government forces and rivals.

Masked Provocateur: The Russian Shadow Fleet and How Soviet-Era TTPs Are Furthering Russia’s Subterfuge

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Operating in a nautical netherworld via opaque ownership and location cloaking methods, Russia’s antiquated shadow fleet has simultaneously evaded sanctions to support the nation’s wartime economy and provided a platform…

New Year’s Resolutions to Kick-Start Knowledge Management and Information Curation

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If you’ve been to the gym lately, you know a lot of people are all-in on their New Year’s resolutions to get in shape and improve their health. If you’re not one of them, we promise not to judge you.

Distilling Your Data to What’s Important

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In our previous post, we looked at how knowledge management can solve your information overload. More isn’t always better. Deep down, you know it’s true. But it’s easy to forget, especially when it comes to collecting data.

Cutting Through Information Overload so You Can Make Better Decisions

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When you need to find a key document, the last thing you want to hear from a colleague is, “It’s on the shared drive” or “It’s in SharePoint.” Searching for…

Jordan Can’t Keep Up Its Double Game

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Tesla In the News: Originally published in Foreign Policy on August 23, 2018

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Tesla Government hosted a USGIF GEOINTeraction event

Virginia Chamber Unveils 23rd Annual List of Virginia's Fastest Growing Companies – The Fantastic 50

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Tesla Government is named as a Virginia Chamber of Commerce 2018 Virginia Fantastic 50 Winner

When Big Tech Is Not the Answer—Why Small Businesses Get More Done

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Every company wants to be more productive and maximize profit and to do so, many of them use large-scale productivity suites and apps. But what if I told you the…

Beyond Cultural Training: Turkey and the Case for Context

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Military officers deploying abroad and executives conducting activities overseas often receive cultural training designed to help them avoid offending host country nationals and to negotiate effectively with host country counterparts.…

Afghanistan Is Finally Holding Elections—While the Taliban Gobbles Up Territory

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Afghans are set to head to the polls next year to elect a new parliament more than three years after the legislative body’s most recent term expired in 2015. The…

The Geospatial Data Act of 2017: A Necessary Step Forward, with One Major Flaw

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Even the casual observer will likely have noticed a greater prevalence of the words “geospatial” or “GIS” over the past few years, and for good reason. The use of geospatial…