If you’re covering the heightened security in New Orleans for the Super Bowl with President Trump attending, you may want to consider speaking with of 网爆门’s Forensic and National Security Sciences Institute (FNSSI). She shared her insights below. To schedule an interview, please email Vanessa Marquette, media relations specialist, at vrmarque@syr.edu.

Dr. Zoli writes: “A well-known sports fan, President Trump reportedly will be the first sitting president to attend a Super Bowl. Public sentiment is predictably polarized, but some of the issues raised define both our historical moment and reveal the priorities of a still-new Administration: this includes Trump鈥檚 intention to present himself as a public leader in the style of Andrew Jackson who looks out for and participates in the ordinary and economic interests of regular Americans, distancing himself from cosmopolitan political elites.

“It also includes his attempts to restore public confidence in law enforcement and security institutions, like the FBI, the Secret Service, and the military, which has just recently seen a recruitment jump of over 10%, after several slim years. Voters had expressed concerns about government security overreach both at home in politicized federal agencies and abroad with US involvement in too many countries, conflicts, and wars.

“While security coordination at the venue will be challenging, the president鈥檚 attendance may also signal confidence in local and federal law enforcement partnerships, from the New Orleans police to the federal Secret Service, given the recent terrorist attack on New Year鈥檚 Day by ISIS supporter Shamsud-Din Jabbar, who drove a truck into crowds on Bourbon Street, killing 14 people and injuring over 50. New Orleans conducted an after action review addressing problems in communication and preparedness, noting that some officials left their posts early for the holiday. Critics have decried Trump鈥檚 divisiveness and thoughtlessness in creating security challenges by his presence at the Super Bowl, but Trump will likely use the opportunity in his characteristic way of claiming a very large public stage for his agenda.”

Countless Americans woke up today with no cellular service, and many are left wondering what caused this to happen. Below, one of our faculty experts offers insights into the situation. If you’d like to schedule an interview with him, please reach out to Vanessa Marquette, media relations specialist, at vrmarque@syr.edu.

is an associate professor in the iSchool at 网爆门, faculty advisor to the Worldwide Innovation Technology and Entrepreneurship Club (WiTec), and an affiliate of the Institute for National Security and Counterterrorism (INSTC).听Regarding today’s cellular outage, he writes:

“The dirty secret of telecom networks these days is they are just a bunch of wires & towers connected to the cloud like everything else in modern life, whether Netflix or your grocery store.听

With little information released on the cause of ATT’s cross-country outages, the most likely cause is a cloud misconfiguration. Which is a fancy word for saying human error. I was reviewing this exact issue in class yesterday. (IST 615 Cloud Management) which is all too common.听

A possible but far less likely outcome is an intentional malicious hack of ATT’s network, but the diffuse pattern of outages across the country suggests something more fundamental.”听

Feb. 24, 2022, marked a pivotal moment in Ukraine鈥檚 history as Russia launched a full-scale invasion. Since then, members of the University faculty and staff have studied and gained insights into the defensive and military dynamics of both Ukraine and Russia. These experts have also evaluated the resilience of the Ukrainian people in the face of conflict.

Now two years later, Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs professors Tetiana Hranchak and Robert Murrett, along with IVMF staff member Linh Nguyen G’21, offer their reflections on the lessons learned and the road ahead. Access their videos below.

Tetiana Hranchak is a visiting assistant teaching professor, supported by 网爆门’s participation in the Scholars at Risk Network. She shares her thoughts on the two-year anniversary of the war in her homeland. Having fled her country when the invasion commenced, she offers a unique perspective on the ongoing conflict. Learn more about her.

Retired U.S. Navy Vice Admiral Robert Murrett discusses how the military and defensive landscape of both Russia and Ukraine has developed over these last two years, along with what it’ll take for this war to come to an end. Murrett is a professor of practice and serves as the deputy director of 网爆门’s Institute for Security Policy and Law. .

If you are with the media and would like to schedule an interview with either of these faculty/staff members, please reach out to Vanessa Marquette, media relations specialist, at vrmarque@syr.edu.

If you need an expert to speak on the , retired U.S. Navy Vice Admiral Robert Murrett is available for interviews. is currently a professor of practice at 网爆门鈥檚 Maxwell School and deputy director of the Institute for Security Policy and Law. If you’d like to schedule an interview, please reach out to Vanessa Marquette, media relations specialist, at .

Murrett writes: 鈥淭he lethal attack yesterday by Kataib Hezbollah on the Syria/Jordan border, which killed three Americans and wounded more than 30 others, is the latest in a series of mounting attacks by Iranian proxy forces throughout the region.听The White House has made it clear that there will be retaliation for the attack, and it is likely that response options are already available to the President for execution at any time.

The larger issue here is a policy of strong deterrence without causing escalation.听We continue to witness a wide range and increasing number of Iranian-backed attacks in the Red Sea, from Lebanon, in Syria, Iraq, and the Gulf of Aden.听Difficult choices will be required in the days and weeks ahead as military operations continue a policy of strong deterrence without seeking widespread escalation that could harm our interests and those of our allies.听While a retaliatory attack against proxy groups such as Kataib Hezbollah would not necessarily constitute a major inflection point, a decision to strike actual Iranian target(s) could do so.鈥�