Cybersecurity, the digital revolution, and the evolving roles of Silicon Valley and the U.S. government in national security and technology were all major and recurring themes at PolicyWest, Justin Chapman wrote in USC’s Public Diplomacy Magazine.

The United States needs to have the courage, as a nation, to soberly assess the situation in Afghanistan and accept its strategic limitations, even if this means the inevitable resurgence of the Taliban and the beginning of a new civil war after it departs, writes Alex Alben.

Press freedom observers say the risks reporters face around the world are increasing and evolving, writes Abhinanda Bhattacharyya.

Reporting from the Lviv Security Forum in Ukraine, Pacific Council member Philip Seib writes that Ukrainians are angry that the West—particularly the United States—lacks the political will to support Ukraine in its time of need and underestimates the dangers in Russia’s regional strategy.