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Defense / Indo-Pacific Security / National Security Human Capital
Asia Goes Nuclear: Elbridge Colby December 2014 InterviewRobert M. Gates Fellow Elbridge Colby discusses his op-ed on nuclear weapons in Asia with The National Interest....
By Elbridge Colby
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Defense / Indo-Pacific Security / National Security Human Capital
Welcome to China and America's Nuclear NightmareFor all the focus on maritime disputes in the South and East China Seas, there is an even greater peril in Asia that deserves attention. It is the rising salience of nuclear w...
By Elbridge Colby
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National Security Human Capital / Middle East Security
A Delicate Atomic Dance: Managing the Aftermath of the Iran Nuclear TalksWith the agreement in Vienna between Iran and the P5+1 on an extension of the negotiations over Iran’s nuclear program, policy makers will now have to turn to the equally chal...
By Elizabeth Rosenberg & Ilan Goldenberg
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National Security Human Capital
America Musn’t Neglect Its NukesEarlier this month the Pentagon released a devastating assessment of its own management of the nation’s nuclear arsenal. The report, authored by two widely respected former fo...
By Elbridge Colby
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National Security Human Capital / Middle East Security
Don’t Wreck the Iran TalksIran and the international community are approaching the finish line in negotiations to roll back Iran’s nuclear enrichment program. Even at this late hour, however, American ...
By Elizabeth Rosenberg
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National Security Human Capital
Learning from the Air Force: Why the Army Needs a Congressional CommissionOver recent months, tensions between the active U.S. Army and the U.S. Army National Guard have escalated dramatically. Instead of working as a team to manage the deep cuts to...
By Nora Bensahel, David W. Barno & USA (Ret.)
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Defense / National Security Human Capital / Technology & National Security
Do Drones Have A Future?Thirteen years ago today the Predator drone saw its first armed reconnaissance mission in Afghanistan. Since then, the U.S. military drone fleet has grown by leaps and bounds....
By Paul Scharre
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Defense / National Security Human Capital / Technology & National Security
Hendrix: The Navy Has No Strategy? A Response to Randy ForbesBy all measures Rep. Randy Forbes, R-Va., is a maritime strategist and a supporter of the United States Navy. He is chairman of the House Armed Services Seapower Subcommittee....
By Jerry Hendrix
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National Security Human Capital
Bensahel: A Step on the Path Toward StabilityThe bilateral security agreement was a necessary step toward long-term stability in Afghanistan, but it is not sufficient by itself. Without it, however, Afghanistan would hav...
By Nora Bensahel
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Defense / Indo-Pacific Security / National Security Human Capital / Middle East Security
Interview: "Does America Have the Right Strategy to Take on ISIS?"By Richard Fontaine
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National Security Human Capital
Video: Dr. Nora Bensahel on "Federated Defense in the Middle East"By Nora Bensahel
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National Security Human Capital
Some thoughts about how the Army could better tell its story to the American peopleThe United States Army is struggling to explain its relevance as it returns home from 13 years at war. The American people and their lawmakers are increasingly averse to large...
By David W. Barno & USA (Ret.)
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National Security Human Capital
Cuts to defense spending are hurting our national securityThis summer’s dramatic global events — from the rise of the Islamic State, Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, war between Hamas and Israel, violent confrontations and air strikes i...
By Amb. Eric S. Edelman & Michèle Flournoy
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Defense / National Security Human Capital
A Conservative Defense Policy for 2014: Look to EisenhowerRecent discussions amongst Republicans regarding US Defense force structure have revealed an ongoing disagreement between two camps within the party. Military Hawks, citing th...
By Jerry Hendrix
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National Security Human Capital
Interview: US Responds to the Islamic StateBy David W. Barno & USA (Ret.)
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Defense / National Security Human Capital / Technology & National Security
Is the U.S. Air Force Set for a "Crash Landing"?In its recently-released thirty-year strategy document, the Air Force lays out a clear vision for its future. Unlike many government strategy documents, America’s Air Force: A...
By Paul Scharre
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National Security Human Capital
Interview: Michèle Flournoy on PBS NewsHour on fighting the Islamic StateBy Michèle Flournoy
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National Security Human Capital / Middle East Security
To Defeat ISIL, Empower Sunni Iraqis and SyriansThirteen years after 9/11, Islamic militants have seized a state-sized territory in the heart of the Middle East, and the United States is struggling to determine how to respo...
By Paul Scharre
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National Security Human Capital
Our Unrealist PresidentEven before his presidency began, Barack Obama articulated a foreign-policy course markedly different from that of his immediate predecessors. Not only did he present himself ...
By Elbridge Colby
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National Security Human Capital
Six Strategies Obama Could Use to Fight the Islamic StateAfter a summer in which Islamic State militants have rampaged through Iraq and Syria, declared an Islamic caliphate, recruited extremists from abroad and claimed credit for de...
By David W. Barno & USA (Ret.)