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Stan McChrystal at TED
Ignore his messed-up voice: there is a lot of good stuff in here on the challenges of military leadership today:...
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Events from Around Town: The Chairman’s Perspective on Natural Security
Given that there is never a shortage of immediate crises monopolizing their time and energy, it is easy for policymakers to give less attention to the threats looming just bey...
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On Terry Jones
The crime was horrific, and the mob outside the jail was angry. They had gathered before and demanded the death of the man inside, but a conservative cleric, who ran a religio...
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Two and a Half Months Later
Some great Egypt analysis by Mona el-Ghabashy: The genius of the Egyptian revolution is its methodical restoration of the public weal. The uprising restored the meaning of pol...
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How Much Is a Little Girl Learning to Read Worth?
Kathleen Parker had an op-ed in the Washington Post yesterday lamenting the fact that women's rights are not a priority for the United States and its allies in Afghanistan: W...
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Monday Morning Reading (Updated)
1. If you did not get the chance to read Meghan O'Sullivan's op-ed in Sunday's Washington Post, do so this morning. One part nostra culpa, one part advice to the Obama Adminis...
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This Weekend’s News: The New Tempo of Energy Issues in the Media
Energy issues – from nuclear, coal to oil – were prominent in the news this weekend. Japanese officials continued to struggle with the ongoing crisis at the Fukushima nuclea...
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Messages From a Libyan Intervention
Pundits around the world have been debating the meaning of the US intervention in Libya since the first bombs began falling last week. Does Libya mark a new direction in US f...
By David W. Barno & USA (Ret.)
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From the Dept. of Silly Things Written About My Employer
Look, my employer does not take institutional positions, but if you are going to ascribe them to us, please do your homework: 1. U.S. News: "Patrick Cronin, a senior director ...
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The Greatest U.S. Army Jokes Ever
Hey, did you see the U.S. Army's homepage today? They announced the Stetson hat will be the new official U.S. Army headgear. Hilarious April Fools joke, right? Because we can ...
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Random Bits
Again, these are a busy few days for me, so posting will be light. But I want to sound off on three things, quickly. 1. I was not too angry about the fact that the United Stat...
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Surgical Financial Strikes Can Oust Gaddafi
Over the past week the Libyan no-fly zone has prevented Muammer Gaddafi from killing innocent civilians, but not forced him from power. None of the long-term options for Libya...
By Patrick M. Cronin
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Reactions on America’s New Energy "Blueprint"
Today I was moderating a panel and facilitating a working session on energy, climate change & security, so I haven’t yet seen or heard a single reaction to the president’s...
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Satellites You Need to Know: Landsat, the Granddaddy of them all
The Landsat program is a set of moderate resolution satellites that have been collecting images of the Earth for nearly 39 years, the longest continuous mission of its kind. I...
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South Korea’s Quest for (Foreign) Energy
China is normally the most prominent country when the media and analysts cover rising volumes of international energy deals and investments. South Korea, however, is giving it...
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Kill Team
I have a very busy few days of work ahead of me in which blogging will be light, but in addition to my analysis of the president's speech last night, do read this Rolling Ston...
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Refocus Mideast Presence
The popular upheavals shaking the established political order in the Middle East may throw U.S. defense strategy in the region into disarray. In the span of barely two months,...
By Brian Burton
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The President's Speech on Libya
I did not have a quick response to the president's address on Libya because, uh, I went to rugby practice instead of staying in the office to watch. Sorry. But I came home and...
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Hosford and Exum on Libya
Zack Hosford and I have collaborated on a new policy brief for the Center for a New American Security. The .pdf is just five pages, so you should take a few minutes to read it...
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This Weekend's News: On Nuclear Energy
I’ll start this wrap-up with the coolest natural security-related news from the weekend: the Navy has sent some submarines to the Arctic on exercises to do who knows exactly w...