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5 Questions with Someone Interesting: Patrick Cronin's Recent Visit to Burma
Burma, also known as Myanmar, was ruled for decades by a military junta until reversion to nominal civilian control in 2011. President Thein Sein’s openness and reform agenda ...
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Who Lost Westphalia?
The debate between Henry Kissinger and Anne-Marie Slaughter about intervention in Syria rests on interpretations of sovereignty and world order that are more complex than popu...
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Natural Security in the New CNAS June Conference Reports
Tomorrow is our annual June conference, affectionately referred to by one of my colleagues as Woodstock for wonks. We have a terrific agenda lined up, with a special address f...
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Adapting to the New Middle East
I spent all last week traveling around a country in the Middle East that rhymes with "Shmisreal" getting a feel for how leaders and analysts there see the Arab Spring. In gene...
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Japan’s Nuclear Dilemma
Japan’s Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda cautioned on Friday that Japan could not afford to keep its nuclear reactors offline. “Cheap and stable electricity is vital. If all the ...
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The Operational and Strategic Rationale Behind the U.S. Military’s Energy Efforts
The recent debate over the role of the military in investing in renewable energy technologies, energy efficiency and conservation programs and alternative biofuels has include...
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Red, Red Lines
In an April 18 speech commemorating Holocaust Remembrance Day, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu painted a stark picture of the Iranian nuclear threat and made clear t...
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The Age of Unsatisfying Wars
This Memorial Day, President Obama recognized veterans of all of the nation’s wars, but focused on two: the war in Iraq, which came to an end, for Americans, this past year, a...
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New Report Finds an Israeli Attack on Iran to be a Comprehensively Bad Idea
Colin Kahl, who until recently served as the Pentagon's top Middle East policy official, is just out with an exhaustive and authoritative report on the Iranian nuclear challen...
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In the Arctic, Fisheries Conservation Could Foster Broader Cooperation
The United States is pushing for an Arctic agenda that promotes resource cooperation among Arctic and non-Arctic countries as part of a broader effort to foster diplomatic eng...
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Victory, Control, and Strategy
When reading Gregory Johnsen's excellent piece at Waq-al-Qaq on US involvement in Yemen, this phrase jumped out at me: I have argued for several years now that the US needs to...
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Climate Change Could Disrupt Efforts to Promote Energy Security
Countries are increasingly investing in new energy projects to boost domestic energy production and shrink the demand for foreign energy imports. However, climate change may u...
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Offshore Weapons, Onshore Warfare
Up at Information Dissemination, Owen Cote Jr. of MIT has an interesting take on the future of naval warfare. Those interested in the future of US defense strategy should pay ...
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Increased Iraqi Oil Production a Bright Spot in the Middle East
Iraq’s crude oil production has increased substantially this year despite sectarian violence, political infighting and modest recovery from years of war. Increased oil product...
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The Dynamics of Political Weapons
Drones and cyber weapons are not the same thing, as Tim Stevens notes. Yet they are both popularly perceived as political weapons---specialized capabilities employed at the di...
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Lies, Sex, and Cyberhype
OK, there is no sex involved in this post (I'm not a 4Chan guy, my apologies if that's your thing). I just wanted a catchy title. And the "lies" involved are the usual sort th...
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What the Hell Should We Do About Syria?
Lock up the WMDs There is little reason to expect a swift resolution to the Syrian conflict. For the moment, Syrian government forces enjoy a tremendous advantage in terms of ...
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Virtual War, Impunity, and the Undiscovered Country
Reading Dan's latest drone piece, I was reminded of some arguments about airpower and information warfare I first encountered in 1999 while watching the Kosovo War on TV. Abou...
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The NIC’s Global Trends 2030 Blog
The National Intelligence Council (NIC) recently launched a new blog in advance of Global Trends 2030, which is expected to be published in November just after the presidentia...
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Does military service still matter for the presidency?
In every presidential election since 1992, the candidate with the less distinguished military résumé has triumphed. Bill Clinton defeated war heroes George H.W. Bush and Bob D...
By John A. Nagl