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Events from Around Town: Science During Crisis: Lessons Learned From the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill
On Monday, I attended an event sponsored by the Paul H. Nitze School of Advanced International Studies. Dr. Gary Machlis, the Science Advisor to the Director of the National ...
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Command Post: "Are U.S. Troops Leaving Afghanistan Prematurely?"
Or is it about time? That all depends, of course, on what you think the U.S. mission in Afghanistan -- now a decade old -- actually is. We have booted the Taliban from power, ...
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The Future of Nuclear Power…and Proliferation
Dr. Charles Ferguson, President of the Federation of American Scientists, has a terrific piece in this current issue of Foreign Policy that explores the future of nuclear ener...
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Hard Choices for Ground Forces
Given today's fiscal constraints, together with a shift of emphasis to the Indo-Pacific Rim, the United States should make plans to reduce the Army and Marine Corps to roughly...
By Nora Bensahel, Travis Sharp, David W. Barno & USA (Ret.)
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This Weekend’s News: In Japan, a Struggle to Understand Radioactive Fallout
On Saturday, The New York Times reported that Japan continues to reel from the radioactive fallout from the March Fukushima nuclear disaster. According to the Times, Japanese ...
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Command Post: "How Can We Avoid a 'Hollow Military' This Time Around?"
Old-timers recall with dread the so-called "hollow Army" the U.S. had following the Vietnam War, which crystallized in 1980's failed rescue mission of the U.S. hostages held b...
By Nora Bensahel
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Afghanistan: A look back at a decade of war
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Looking to Trim the Defense Budget? Start with the QDR.
Yesterday's announcement that the Department of Defense will form a "Strategic Choices Group" to identify priorities and risks ahead of $450 billion in potential cuts to the b...
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Hard Choices: Responsible Defense in an Age of Austerity - Video
The Center for a New American Security (CNAS) held a conference on its newly released report, Hard Choices: Responsible Defense in an Age of Austerity, on October 7, 2011. H...
By Nora Bensahel
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Read This Now: GAO Report on Climate Engineering: Technical Status, Future Directions, and Potential Responses
Last week we revisited the geoengineering debate in light of the recent Bipartisan Policy Center’s report recommending that the U.S. government be prepared to counter the effe...
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Transcript - Hard Choices: Responsible Defense in an Age of Austerity
The Center for a New American Security (CNAS) held a conference on its newly released report, Hard Choices: Responsible Defense in an Age of Austerity, on October 7, 2011. Har...
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This Long Weekend’s News: In Texas, Drought-Driven Cattle Find Grazing Grounds in the North
Without the right context it is sometimes difficult to understand what abstract concepts like “climate impacts” mean. But with the right context the consequences become quite ...
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Command Post: Can We Cut Pentagon Spending Enough by Eliminating Waste, Fraud and Abuse?
They're three of the Pentagon's perpetual enemies: waste, fraud and abuse. It's so common it sometimes morphs an acronym – WFA. If it's such a big part of military spending, c...
By Nora Bensahel
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Crime and War
As criminal organizations metamorphose into criminal states, the domains of law enforcement and the military increasingly overlap. The most important emerging security chall...
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Columbus Day Holiday
The Natural Security bloggers are on holiday today, so there won't be a new post this morning. Have a great Monday everyone!...
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Taiwan’s Asymmetric China Plan
The US decision not to sell Taiwan the latest F-16 fighter is a sign ties could be unravelling. Washington should back a Taiwan breakout strategy. China’s success in limiting ...
By Patrick M. Cronin
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Special Abu Muqawama Q&A with Bryan Denton
The photojournalist Bryan Denton has been a friend for several years, and this past year has been a career year for him. Those who followed the reporting of C. J. "Chris" Chiv...
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Command Post: "OK...I'll Bite: Why is Cutting the Defense Budget So Tough?"
So just what is it that makes cutting the defense budget so difficult? How much is objectively hard, and how much is subjective, due to pork, politics and precedent? John Nagl...
By Nora Bensahel
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A Humble Question
I have nothing against Mitt Romney. He seems like a good and serious guy, even if I thought he pandered to primary voters on torture in the last election. (And got slapped dow...
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New CNAS Report - Hard Choices: Responsible Defense in an Age of Austerity
Tomorrow, CNAS will formally launch Hard Choices: Responsible Defense in an Age of Austerity, at an event at the Newseum beginning at 8:30 AM. If you’re in downtown Washington...