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What We Owe A Professional Army
I temporarily lose my ability to speak and write freely in about two weeks, so I am using what time I have left to stir up as much controversy as possible. Over Twitter two da...
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Warming Trend Takes Toll on Energy Production
Higher average temperatures in the United States continue to take a toll on U.S. energy infrastructure, raising concerns about the impact of long-term climate trends and U.S. ...
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Those Other West Bank Terrorists
Dan Byman and Natan Sachs have a great article in the new Foreign Affairs on the rise of settler terrorism in the West Bank. I suspect that some will argue Byman and Sachs are...
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Can U.S. help Gulf shield itself against Iran?
Advancements in Iranian missile capabilities are driving Gulf Arab countries to cooperate on a theater-wide missile defense system. The fear is that Iran could launch missiles...
By Patrick M. Cronin
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Clash of Cultures or Concept Failure?
I've followed Rosa Brooks' excellent articles on the civil-military planning gap with great interest. In her follow-up, Brooks speculates whether or not civilian education in ...
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Betting Against a Drone Arms Race
Bold predictions of a coming drones arms race are all the rage since the uptake in their deployment under the Obama Administration. Noel Sharkey, for example, argues in an Aug...
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Defense / Indo-Pacific Security / Energy, Economics & Security
Politics in Play in the South China SeaWhile the potential reserves of oil and natural gas are important drivers of Beijing’s assertive behavior in the South China Sea, access to the sea's energy resources is not t...
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On Accusations of Orientalism
Is there a lazier way to dismiss analysis of the contemporary Middle East than by leveling a blanket accusation of Orientalism? Rami Khouri: [The] discussion of how events wil...
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Red Dawn Remake
Most people are already snarking the hell out of this on Twitter, but want to foreground the irony. What does it mean if one of the 80s' most rabidly nationalistic action flic...
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Airpower, Special Operations, and Paramilitary Support
Wondering how the Afghanistan-Libya-Syria? template of air power, special operations forces, and native forces got going? Simon Anglim, author of a wonderful new book on Orde ...
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Help wanted: Geek squads for US cybersecurity
Finding enough qualified men and women to protect America’s cyber networks stands as one of the central challenges to America’s cybersecurity. Even in the computer age, people...
By Jacob Stokes & Kristin M. Lord
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DOD-Interior Renewable Energy Projects Could Help Mitigate Grid Vulnerability
On Monday, the Departments of Defense and Interior formalized a partnership to develop renewable energy at or near DOD facilities aimed in part at strengthening the military’s...
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Abu Muqawama in World Politics Review
Over the past several weeks, a series of articles have noted the absence of any discussion of the Afghanistan War in the U.S. presidential campaign. President Barack Obama mig...
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CNOOC a Key Element in Beijing’s South China Sea Energy Strategy
The state-run China National Offshore Oil Corporation (CNOOC) is becoming an increasingly important element in Beijing’s South China Sea energy strategy. According to The Time...
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Back in the USSA (Links)
I have been abroad for the past five weeks and just got back two nights ago. I have currently worked my way through two weeks of emails and have another three to go, so if you...
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Guest Post: The Last Argument of Tyrants
Captain Brett Friedman is an active duty field artillery officer in the United States Marine Corps. He is currently attending Expeditionary Warfare School in Quantico, Virgini...
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Escalation and Land Warfare in Offshore Concepts
When it comes to issues of irregular warfare and Middle Eastern conflict, there is an understandable focus on the terrestrial domain and the problems of insurgency and terrori...
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Limits to War?
I greatly enjoyed Steven Metz's article on the rise of "invisible wars" in World Politics Review. Why? Well, Metz is way ahead of the giant pack of writers looking to capture ...
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Extreme Weather Takes Toll on U.S. Infrastructure
From food production to electricity generation, the recent spate of extreme weather is taking a toll on U.S. infrastructure, affecting communities on the home front and countr...
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Urbanization, Security and Resiliency
Note: This post originally appeared on the National Intelligence Council’s Global Trends 2030 blog on July 19, 2012. In 2008, for the first time, the world’s urban population ...