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Beyond Disruption
America’s war in Iraq came at a strange moment in technological history. The 21st century saw mass proliferation of affordable cellular telephony, altering not simply the way ...
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The American Oil Boom and African Security
National security and energy policy experts have long called on the United States to diversify its sources of oil imports. These experts correctly asserted that in a time of l...
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Defense / Indo-Pacific Security
Dr. David Asher Testifies Before House Foreign Affairs Committee on North KoreaCNAS Non-Resident Senior Fellow Dr. David Asher testified before the House Foreign Affairs Committee on the implications of North Korea's expanding nuclear program. ...
By David Asher
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State Department Issues Draft Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement on Keystone XL
On Friday, the State Department published a draft of the Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement for the proposed Keystone XL, which will inform the president’s decision l...
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Malthus > Muburak
Thomas Friedman is often the target of intense criticism for overly simplistic takes on international relations, the Middle East, business, and society. But he also should be ...
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LTG David Barno Testifies Before House Armed Services Committee on Transition in Afghanistan
LTG David Barno, USA (Ret.) testified before the House Armed Services Committee on the road ahead in Afghanistan and protecting U.S. vital interests in the country and the reg...
By David W. Barno & USA (Ret.)
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Policy Puzzles
What is the relationship between videogames and violence? Popular Science, reviewing a new psychology report, noted the obvious: it's inderminate. There are two camps of resea...
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Shawn Brimley Testifies Before the House Armed Services Committee on the QDR
In his testimony before the House Armed Services Committee Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, CNAS Vice President and Director of Studies Shawn Brimley discussed th...
By Shawn Brimley
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Climate Change and the Arab Spring
On Thursday, our friends Caitlin Werrell and Francesco Femia of the Center for Climate & Security will be at the Center for American Progress to release a new study on “Cl...
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Paramilitarism and Governance By Other Means
It is a staple of much of postmodern political theory to posit the state as an “assemblage.” That is, the state itself is not static, it is an equilibrium between contending f...
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Happy Presidents' Day
Happy Presidents' Day from the Natural Security Blog. We will be taking today off, but we look forward to returning to our regular Natural Security business tomorrow. Photo: M...
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Relevant to Policy?
Are we in a 1914 scenario in East Asia? How often do guerrillas succeed? Did counterterrorism law erode national sovereignty? These are just a few of the important questions t...
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Atomic Kingdom: If Iran Builds the Bomb, Will Saudi Arabia Be Next?
It is taken for granted in Washington that Saudi Arabia will inevitably pursue nuclear weapons if Tehran succeeds in its quest for the bomb. However, CNAS Senior Fellow Colin ...
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Not Much Better Than 'Nothing'
Phil Bronstein's riveting Esquire feature on "The Shooter" -- the unnamed Navy SEAL who reportedly killed Osama Bin Laden during the May 2011 raid on the terrorist's compound ...
By Phillip Carter
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Military Brain Drain
In his recent book Bleeding Talent, Tim Kane joins a growing chorus of serving and former junior officers to deliver a wake-up call to today's military leadership in the face ...
By David W. Barno & USA (Ret.)
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Energy, Security and Cooperation in the South China Sea
Yesterday, CNAS published a new Flashpoints Bulletin that examines the influence global energy trends have in shaping oil and gas development in the South China Sea, and, cons...
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Technology & National Security
Assessing the Cyber Executive OrderThe Obama administration has released an Executive Order (EO) designed to improve the cybersecurity of the nation’s critical infrastructures such as power plants, financial sy...
By Irving Lachow & Jacob Stokes
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Landsat Satellite Successfully Launched; Continues Earth Monitoring Mission
NASA successfully launched its new Landsat satellite on Monday, ensuring that the U.S. government will continue its ability to keep a close eye on environmental change from sp...
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Renewing America's Strategic Solvency
Foreign policy experts are likely to feel spurned when President Obama gives his State of the Union speech on Tuesday. Some may interpret the President’s focus on jobs and the...
By Jacob Stokes & Shawn Brimley
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Redemptive Violence and the Los Angeles Manhunt
Renegade former Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) officer Christopher Dorner believes himself wronged by his superiors. In his manifesto, he repeatedly emphasizes that he e...