Competitive Strategy in Information Competition
Dr. Christopher Ford • January 7, 2023
As 2022 drew to a close, the Center for Global Security Research (CGSR) at the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory published the 11th paper in its "Livermore Papers on Global Security" series: a manuscript by Dr. Ford on Russian and Chinese international propaganda and disinformation campaigns and how to help counter them. You can find the paper here on CGSR's website, or use the button below to download a PDF.


Dr. Ford's article arguing for a "neo-legitimist" approach to international law and law-making was published in Missouri State University's journal Defense & Strategic Studies Online (DASSO) in April 2026. You can find DASSO's webpage here , and an online copy of Dr. Ford's article here -- or use the button below to download a PDF.
Dr. Ford's article entitled " Marxing America Great Again: Marxist Discourse in Right-Wing Populism and the Future of Geopolitics " was published in Defense & Strategic Studies Online (DASSO), vol. 2, no. 2 (Winter 2026). You can find the whole issue on the DASSO website here , or use the button below to download a PDF of Dr. Ford's piece. (Also, the home page for DASSO can be found here .)

Below is an lightly edited version of the prepared text upon which Dr. Ford based his remarks on February 4, 2026, at the conference on "Regional Security and Weapons of Mass Destruction in the Middle East" sponsored by the United Nations Institute for Disarmament Research (UNIDIR) in Prague, Czech Republic.




