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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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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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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...
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Time to Change the Rules of the Cyber-Security Game
Cyber criminals and spies are breaking into companies and government agencies on a daily basis. The last few days have highlighted yet another series of such cyber-crimes, thi...
By Irving Lachow
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Much Ado about Nothing: Allaying Concerns about China's Potential Control of Greenland's Rare Earths
On Monday, Quartz published a story about China’s growing foothold in Greenland and the mounting concerns about its quest to produce the semi-autonomous island’s rare earth me...
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Hill Happenings: Assessing North America's Energy Potential
Congress is continuing to give increasing attention to the changing energy landscape. This morning at 10 a.m., the House Energy and Commerce Committee will hold a hearing on “...
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The Right Way to Cut Pentagon Spending
Whether or not Congress avoids sequestration by March 1, defense spending will likely be cut by at least 10% over the next decade. As 20% of the federal budget and 50% of disc...
By Michèle Flournoy
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Mexican oil, Chinese drilling, Japanese nuclear: Energy trends to watch in 2013
Energy issues ranked among the top international headlines in 2012 – from reports that the United States is on track to overtake Saudi Arabia as the world’s largest producer o...
By Will Rogers
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Legislation would expand U.S. LNG Exports to Strategic Partners
There was quite a bit of attention on the Hill yesterday as Senator Chuck Hagel, the president’s nominee to succeed Leon Panetta as defense secretary, met with the Senate Arme...
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Rescind North Korea's license to provoke
"Even if you know the way," an ancient Korean proverb advises, "ask one more time." If North Korea's latest cycle of misdeeds, followed by international censure, followed by m...
By Patrick M. Cronin
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Serval, Burden-Sharing, and Limited Intervention
Thus far, the intervention in Mali seems, at least initially, a banner standard for the practice, insofar as Washington is concerned. A coalition of African and European force...
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Final Draft
Forty years ago Sunday -- on January 27, 1973, the same day the United States signed the Paris Accords ending its involvement in the Vietnam War -- then-Secretary of Defense M...
By Phillip Carter
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North America will continue to Lead Shale Production – for Now
North America’s monopoly over shale gas and tight oil production won’t last forever. But there’s good reason to believe that the rest of the world will be laggards for awhile....
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The French Connection
French forces launched a military offensive last week in Mali to push back Islamic militants and help the nascent government assert control in the northern part of that former...
By Phillip Carter
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Read These Now: Energy & Climate Recommendations for the Second Term
As President Obama begins his second term, there is no shortage of recommendations for how he should prioritize and shape his agenda moving forward. Two new publications from ...
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Great Raids and Great Disasters
One of the most useful aspects of Zero Dark Thirty is its dogged focus on the mundane and numerous things that underpin great raids. There are the countless hours of intellige...