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Jacob Parakilas
Jacob Parakilas is an author, consultant, and analyst working on U.S. foreign policy and international security.
He has over a decade’s professional experience spanning think tanks, NGOs, the U.S. government, and academia. He started his career in 2007 working on student visa issues for the U.S. government before returning to academia and earning a Ph.D. at the London School of Economics. From 2014 until 2019 he was the deputy head of the U.S. and the Americas Programme at Chatham House, the Royal Institute of International Affairs, where his job was to explain the key issues in U.S. foreign and domestic policy to non-American audiences. Jacob is currently based in Lagos, Nigeria, and is also an Associate with LSE IDEAS.
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October 24, 2020
Are We Fighting the Last Infowar?
By Jacob Parakilas
A narrow focus on the style of disinformation used in the 2016 U.S. presidential campaign risks overlooking other potential threats.
October 14, 2020
Analog Threats in a Digital World
By Jacob Parakilas
A North Korean military parade may seem like a throwback -- but it is a good reminder that novel threats are not necessarily the most serious ones we face.
October 07, 2020
Tanks vs. Drones Isn’t Rock, Paper, Scissors
By Jacob Parakilas
Unmanned combat air vehicles have notched up kills against armored fighting vehicles all over the world. Does it mean the end of the tank?
September 30, 2020
No Matter Who Wins in November, Budget Cuts and Domestic Politics Will Crimp America’s China Strategy
By Jacob Parakilas
Even though China is a rare point of convergence for both parties, partisan politics and COVID-19 induced cuts will affect the U.S. military’s ability to hold the fort in Asia-Pacific come January.
September 25, 2020
Are Two-Seat Fighters Obsolete?
By Jacob Parakilas
None of the most sophisticated fifth-generation fighter aircrafts have two-seat variants – and that may not be entirely a good thing.
September 16, 2020
Hype or Hypersonic?
By Jacob Parakilas
Hypersonic weapons pose immense strategic and tactical dilemmas, but questions remain about their combat effectiveness and reliability.
September 12, 2020
Airborne AI: Not a Game Changer Yet
By Jacob Parakilas
The Agile Condor system is a promising leap toward artificially intelligent combat drones, though many challenges remain before such systems are deployed.
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