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Sigh, Sy
When Seymour Hersh is right, he’s really right. His incredible reportingunearthed the My Lai massacre in 1969, causing seismic tremors for the U.S. military that would reverbe...
By Phillip Carter
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Can Obama Save the GCC Summit?
As President Barack Obama and the leaders of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) sit down at Camp David this week, the White House’s goal is clear: reassure America’s Middle Ea...
By Ilan Goldenberg, Nicholas Heras & Shawn Brimley
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National Security Human Capital Program / Middle East Security
The Geopolitics of the Iran Nuclear DealAs the United States and Iran near an historic nuclear agreement there is an intense debate about whether a deal represents capitulation to Iranian interests in the Middle Eas...
By Ilan Goldenberg & Robert D. Kaplan
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Defense / Indo-Pacific Security
Abe's Apology: For Americans, Not for AsiansIn the heart of Washington D.C., trees along Massachusetts Avenue, where Embassy of Japan is located, were decorated with three flags: the District of Columbia, the United Sta...
By David Eunpyoung Jee
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National Security Human Capital Program
The Pentagon's Third Offset Strategy: What US Allies and Partners Need to KnowWhen the Department of Defense (DoD) undergoes strategic change, allies and partners would benefit greatly from not only paying attention, but reading between the lines and pl...
By Van Jackson
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Defense / Technology & National Security
THE NAVY’S NEW MUSEUM DRONE AND STRATEGIC MALPRACTICEAviation history was made last week: an unmanned aircraft — the X-47B — successfully completed an air-to-air refueling demonstration, taking 4,000 pounds of fuel from a KC-707...
By Shawn Brimley
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Defense / Technology & National Security
Scharre: Protect the X-47B to safeguard innovationLast week, the Navy made aviation history for the second time in two years by accomplishing yet another first for unmanned aircraft: a fully autonomous aerial refueling. This ...
By Paul Scharre
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Defense / Technology & National Security
Postgame: the U.N. Debate on Lethal RobotsFrom April 13 to 17, the UN Convention on Certain Conventional Weapons convened a meeting of experts on lethal autonomous weapon systems (LAWS), attended by over 90 states and...
By Kelley Sayler
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Defense / Indo-Pacific Security
The Case for the Trans-Pacific PartnershipCongress reached a rare and significant bipartisan breakthrough last week on legislation that would provide the executive branch with so-called Trade Promotion Authority - pav...
By Vance Serchuk
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Defense / Indo-Pacific Security
ARGUMENT China’s Middle East TightropeTo understand China’s role in the Middle East, consider one recent event, and one recent non-event. In late March, Beijing made headlines by sending warships to rescue hundred...
By Ely Ratner & Ilan Goldenberg
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China's Road Rules
Commentary
While the eyes of the world focus on China’s aggression in the seas to its east, China’s leaders are looking west. At the end of March, China’s National Development and Reform...
By Jacob Stokes
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Defense / Indo-Pacific Security / Middle East Security
China's Middle East TightropeTo understand China’s role in the Middle East, consider one recent event, and one recent non-event. In late March, Beijing made headlines by sending warships to rescue hundred...
By Ely Ratner & Ilan Goldenberg
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Defense / Middle East Security / Technology & National Security
Is the Muslim Brotherhood the Key to Egypt's War on Terror?As Egypt seeks to reclaim its prominence in regional affairs, President Abdel Fatah el-Sisi must acknowledge the fact that his rule is not infallible. The Arab Spring showed t...
By Alexander Velez-Green
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Defense / Technology & National Security
Keeping Killer Robots on a Tight LeashThis week, delegates to the United Nations Convention on Certain Conventional Weapons will discuss autonomous weapon systems, or what activists call “killer robots.” Colorful ...
By Michael Horowitz & Paul Scharre
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Defense / Technology & National Security
Focusing Like a Laser Beam on Directed EnergyAdvocates have long argued that directed energy weapons — including high energy lasers, high power microwaves, and other radiofrequency technologies — may carry substantial op...
By Jason D. Ellis
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National Security Human Capital Program
Why I Write: A Veteran Reflects on Coming Home From WarTwo years ago, I ran into a veteran buddy I hadn't seen in years. He was an Army officer who had just finished his final tour in Afghanistan and was preparing for life after t...
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Defense / Technology & National Security
When ‘Killer Robots’ Declare WarThis week, nations from around the world will debate the future of lethal autonomous weapon systems (LAWS), or so-called “killer robots,” at the United Nations Convention on C...
By Alexander Velez-Green
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REMAINING HURDLES TO A NUCLEAR AGREEMENT WITH IRAN
The announcement last week of an agreement between Iran and the P5+1 on the parameters that would form the basis of a final nuclear agreement was a historic breakthrough. If t...
By Ilan Goldenberg
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Defense / Indo-Pacific Security
Forget F-16s for Taiwan: It's All About A2/ADThe time has come for the United States to consider ending the sale of upgrades for F-16 fighter aircraft to Taiwan and instead shift military sales and cooperation to emphasi...
By Van Jackson
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America will lose patience with European appeasement
Appeasement is an age-old tactic of diplomacy. It can be a defensible one, but not as a frame of mind for an entire continent. Yet no word captures the general mood of Europe ...
By Robert D. Kaplan
